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, Gþl. 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, Gþl. 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.)