Sylgja
Old Norse Dictionary - sylgja
Meaning of Old Norse word "sylgja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sylgja
- u, f. a brooch or buckle, chiefly of silver or gold, worn by women; þrjár sylgjur sex aura, Dipl. iii. 4; s. ok fingrgull, Fms. ix. 263; gull-sylgja týndisk … ok fannsk ekki sylgjan … hét hón at gefa hálf-virði sylgjunnar, … sylgjöna þá ena sömu, Bs. i. 348; fimm sylgjur ok þrjú nisti, 874.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛚᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)