Seyðir

Old Norwegian Dictionary - seyðir

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "seyðir" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

seyðir: seyðir, m. Ild, hvorved man vil koge (sjóða)noget; tóku eld ok gerðu seyði Eg. 45(8812); hvern létu þeir höfði skemra oká seyði síðan báru Hým. 15; þeir takaeinn uxann ok snúa til seyðis SE. I,20818; búa e-t til seyðis dvs: have nogetpaa Kog, Nj. 130 (19917); nú varðareigi, þótt sá s. rjúki, er þeir hafahreyft Fm. VI, 10521; nú er 60 seyðisheita SE. II, 48628; þann seyði raufarþú þar, at betr væri, at eigi ryki Laxd.46 (13729).

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚽᛦᚦᛁᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

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