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.)
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