Sía

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sía

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sía" in Norwegian.

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

sía: sía, f. Gnist, som spruder ud af en glø-dende Gjenstand, især Metal (jvf sindrog járnsía); hinn syðri hlútr Ginunga-gaps léttist móti gneistum ok síumþeim, er flugu ór Múspels heimi SE.I, 4213; tóku þeir síur ok gneista þá,er lausir fóru -, ok settu á miðjan ginn-unga himinn SE. I,502; guðin höfðuskapat kerru sólarinnar - af þeirrisíu, er flaug ór Múspels heimi SE. I,5617; Þórr kastaði síunni ok laustgegnum súluna ok gegnum GeirröðSE. I, 28824; síur flugu ór afli Fld. I,37122; hlaupa síur glóandi ór ofninumHeilag. I, 37516.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛁᛆ
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:

f.: Feminin.

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