Sifjungr
Old Norse Dictionary - sifjungr
Meaning of Old Norse word "sifjungr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sifjungr
- m. a relation by affinity, Edda (Gl.), Hkv. 2. 32: of a brother-in-law, Akv. 29, cp. also Am. 81.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᚠᛁᚢᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Akv.
- Atla-kviða. (A. II.)
- Am.
- Atla-mál. (A. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Hkv.
- Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)