Systrungr

Old Norse Dictionary - systrungr

Meaning of Old Norse word "systrungr"

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

systrungr
m. one’s mother’s sister’s son, a male cousin (Dan. moster sön), Landn. 107, 178; s. við konung, the king’s cousin,l. 54; Johannes euangelista, systrungr hans (i. e. Jesus) at frændsemi, Barl. 49; bræðrungar ok systrungar, brother’s sons and sister’s sons, first cousins on the mother’s and father’s side, Grág. i. 171; munu systrungar sifjum spilla, Vsp. (or is systrungar here the plur. fem. from systrung?); systrungs barn, a sister’s son’s child, a cousin’s child,l. 244.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
fem.
feminine.
i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
plur.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)
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