Sýsl
Old Norse Dictionary - sýsl
Meaning of Old Norse word "sýsl"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word sýsl can mean:sýsl
- sýsl
- 1. f. business, = sýsla; góð sýsl var þat, Fms. vi. 333 (in a verse).
- sýsl
- 2. (sýsla, Mkv.), adj. eager, painstaking; nökkuð varð hón sýsla of sik (= sýsl), she was a meddlesome thing, Mkv.; þá er þú ferr með úvin þínum á götu, ver þú sýsl at leysask frá honum, Greg. 41 (an old rendering of Matth. v. 25).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛋᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- adj.
- adjective.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Greg.
- Gregory. (F. II.)
- Mkv.
- Málshátta-kvæði. (A. III.)