Sýra

Old Norse Dictionary - sýra

Meaning of Old Norse word "sýra"

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

sýra
u, f. [súrr; Germ. saüre], sour whey, stored up and used for drink instead of small beer, Nj. 199, Gísl. 58; sýru-ker, Eg. 701, Bs. i. 120, Sturl. iii. 192, Gísl. 7.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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