Sina
Old Norse Dictionary - sina
Meaning of Old Norse word "sina"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sina
- u, f. [Norse sen-gras], withered grass which has stood the winter through, Grág. ii. 233, 291: in the phrase, sem eldr í sinu, like fire in dry grass; flaug þat sem sinu-eldr allt austr til lands-enda, Hkr. i. 126: freq. in mod. usage, fúa-sina.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)