Sylgr

Old Norse Dictionary - sylgr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sylgr"

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

sylgr
m., gen. sylgjar and sylgs; [svelgr, svelgja; Engl. swill]:—a drink, beverage; allt er senn ef hann sylg um getr, Hm.; ylgr fær af hræm sylg, Edda (in a verse); the word is not used in prose, see Lex. Poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.
English.
gen.
genitive.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

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