Sýla
Old Norse Dictionary - sýla
Meaning of Old Norse word "sýla"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sýla
- d, or better syla, with y, qs. svela, [svell; Engl. swell; cp. Dan. svulme]:—to swell, turn into ice, of water; sýldi hvern dropa er inn kom, … sýldi um hann öll klæðin, Ísl. ii. 461, 462; allt sýldi bæði úti ok inni, Fas, ii. 144: part. sýldr, stiff with ice; kuflinn var sýldr allr, Grett. 117 A; skipit með öllum jöklinum, en þat var mjök sýlt, 125 A; hvar skúar Gísla liggja ok eru sýldir allir, Gísl. 115: of a wound, sýldi benjarnar (acc.), Þjal. 30.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- acc.
- accusative.
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- part.
- participle.
- qs.
- quasi.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Þjal.
- Þjalar-Jóns Saga. (G. III.)