Sín
Old Norse Dictionary - sín
Meaning of Old Norse word "sín"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sín
- gen. of the reflex. pron. = Lat. sui; hann lét díkit gæta sín, Eg. 531; hefna sín, to revenge oneself, Grág. ii. 7; eiga sín í at hefna, tala sín á milli, Eg. 541; fara heim til sín, to go home; at sín, at one’s own house, Edda (Ht.); sjálfs sín, oneself; sjálfra sín (gen. pl.); and so in many instances.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- gen.
- genitive.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- pron.
- pronoun.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Ht.
- Hátta-tal. (C. I.)