Sygnir

Old Norse Dictionary - sygnir

Meaning of Old Norse word "sygnir"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

sygnir: m. pl. the men from Sogn, a county and firth in Norway, Orkn. 214, Fms.; Sygna-fylki, the county of Sogn, x. 168; Sygna-kappi -kjúka, -trausti, a nickname, Landn., Gísl., Fb. iii; Sygna-ræsir, the king of Sygnir, i. e. the Norse king, Hallfred: Sygnskr, adj. from Sogn, Fms.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᚴᚾᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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