Sinni
Old Norse Dictionary - sinni
Meaning of Old Norse word "sinni"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word sinni can mean:sinni
- sinni
- 1. n. mind, disposition, temper, mod. and from the Germ., chiefly through Luther’s Bible: freq. in mod. usage and in compds, sinnisveykr, adj. sick in mind, etc.
- sinni
- 2. a, m. [A. S. ge-sið], a follower, companion; Aðils of sinnar, Bm.; sól sinni mána, the sun companion of the moon, Vsp. 5; allir Heljar sinnar, Edda 41; sinni Óðins ok Ása, 56.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᚾᚾᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- Germ.
- German.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bm.
- Bjarka-mál. (A. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Vsp.
- Völuspá. (A. I.)