Sigra
Old Norse Dictionary - sigra
Meaning of Old Norse word "sigra"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word sigra can mean:sigra
- sigra
- að, to vanquish, overcome, Eg. 6, Nj. 127, Fms. ii. 307, passim: to surpass, einn lokkr sigraði alla, Hkr. i. 72, Rb. 460, Fms. i. 42.
- sigra
- II. reflex. sigrask, to gain a victory; Einarr lagði þegar til orrostu ok sigraðisk, Hkr. i. 105; sigrask í orrostu, Eg. 274; fáir hafa af því sigrask, Nj. 103; þeir sögðu at þeir höfðu opt sigrask (sigrat Ed. less correct) þá er þeir höfðu barizk með minna liði, Fms. i. 42; þeir kváðu Bersa af slysi Kormaks sigrask hafa, Korm. 90: s. á e-m, to gain a victory over, Fms. i. 127, ii. 314, Fær. 75; man ek annat-hvárt sigrask á búöndum eða falla hér elligar, Ó. H. 209: impers., optask sigrask þeim eigi vel er fleiri eru saman, ef menn eru skeleggir til móts, Fær. 81.
- sigra
- 2. pass. to be overcome, Rb. 462 (Latinism).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᚴᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- impers.
- impersonal.
- m.
- masculine.
- pers.
- person.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
- pass.
- passive.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Fær.
- Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)