Sigling
Old Norse Dictionary - sigling
Meaning of Old Norse word "sigling"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word sigling can mean:sigling
- sigling
- f. sailing; þegar þeir sá S. yðra, Eg. 49; Skalla-grímr var hverjum manni skygnari, hann sá S. þeirra Hávarðs, 120; þá sá menn Knúts konungs siglingina, Ó. H. 170; sjau dægra sigling, seven days’ sail, Landn. 25: a voyage, tóksk þeim siglingin ógreitt, Ld. 56; hafa kaupskip í siglingum, Nj. 3:—in specific Icel. sense, a journey abroad, passim in mod. usage.
- sigling
- II. the sailing, the pace of the ship, lét Sveinn þá minnka siglingina, S. shortened sail, Orkn. 402; minnka S. ok svipta, FmS. vii. 67; sigla svá mikla sigling, Landn. 214:—sailing, navigation, meðan þar væri S. at sem mest, Grett. 103 A.
- sigling
- COMPDS: siglingaraustr, siglingamaðr, siglingaskip.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᚴᛚᛁᚾᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)