Syrgja
Old Norse Dictionary - syrgja
Meaning of Old Norse word "syrgja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word syrgja can mean:syrgja
- syrgja
- ð, [sorg; Ulf. saurgan = μεριμναν, λυπεισθαι; A. S. sorgjan; Engl. sorrow; Germ. sorge; Dan. sörge]:—to sorrow, mourn; hann bað menn eigi syrgja né láta öðrum herfiligum látum, Nj. 197; snökta eðr S., FmS. viii. 234; þeir syrgðu ok hrygðusk, Barl. 191.
- syrgja
- 2. to bewail, with acc.; syrgði hann hana dauða, FmS. x. 379; þessa hluti syrgðu þeir, Barl. 189; ek syrgi eina jungfrú ok fæ hana eigi, FaS. iii. 643; S. af e-u, to mourn over, Barl. 91: S. sik, to bewail oneself, wail, Róm. 233, passim in old and mod. usage.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᚱᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- acc.
- accusative.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Róm.
- Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)