Sin
Old Norse Dictionary - sin
Meaning of Old Norse word "sin"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sin
- n., botan. carex vesicaria, Norse sen-gras, also called Lap-sko, from being used by the Lapps for ropes and cords; that this is an old custom is seen from Hkr. iii. 339—skútur tvær ok vóru sini bundnar, ok enginn saumr í, and sin-bundit skip (in the verse, l. c., of a boat made in Lapland); þat (the ship) var ok bundit sini, Ann. 1189 (Cod. Reg.)
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- botan.
- botanically.
- Cod.
- Codex.
- l.
- line.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ann.
- Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)