Siga
Old Norse Dictionary - siga
Meaning of Old Norse word "siga"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word siga can mean:siga
- siga
- 1. að, = sígá; þá sigaði svá at honum (‘it sank over him,’ i. e. he fainted away) … ok lá náliga milli heims ok helju, Grett. 85 new Ed.
- siga
- 2. að, to excite dogs by shouting rrr! siga or siga hundum, Fas. i. 88, Art., Mag. 64, see Gramm. p. xxviii.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- i. e.
- id est.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Art.
- Artus-kappa Sögur. (G. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Mag.
- Magus Saga. (G. II.)