Sægr
Old Norse Dictionary - sægr
Meaning of Old Norse word "sægr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word sægr can mean:sægr
- sægr
- (i. e. sœgr), m. [cp. A. S. gar-secg = the ocean], sleet, wet, rain;þat var allt á einni stundu er sœgr enn mesti var, ok þat at þurrt var ok heið ok sólskin, BS. i. 339: sægjum, adv. pouring; þó sjór um þik sægjum drífi, FaS. ii. (in a verse).
- sægr
- 2. a tumult, confusion, swarm; vera mun mikill sœgr í bænum, ok allt lið ölótt, FmS. viii. 392.
- sægr
- 3. in mod. usage sægr means a swarm, mesti sægr.
- sægr
- II. the name of the man in the moon’s pail; sægr heitir sár, en simul stöng, Edda.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adv.
- adverb.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- i. e.
- id est.
- m.
- masculine.
- S.
- Saga.
- v.
- vide.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)