Sýting

Old Norse Dictionary - sýting

Meaning of Old Norse word "sýting"

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

sýting
f. wailing; grátr ok s., Fms. x. 290; stynr ok s., Stj. 51; uggr ok sœting (sic), Mar.; sýtingar tími, a time of mourning, 238.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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