Sýs-liga
Old Norse Dictionary - sýs-liga
Meaning of Old Norse word "sýs-liga"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sýs-liga
- adv. busily, smartly, speedily; rís upp þú s., rise up thou briskly! 656 C. 11; högg enn mennina s., Fms. xi. 152; hann sá merki konungs fara s., viii. 86; slátra s., Am. 20; sveinn s. sveif til skógar, went quickly to the wood, Hým. 18; ganga s., to walk briskly, Fas. i. 433 (in a verse).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛋ-ᛚᛁᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adv.
- adverb.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Am.
- Atla-mál. (A. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hým.
- Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)