Sig

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sig

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sig" in Norwegian.

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

sig
sig, n. Tyngde, Vegt, som fæstes ved den ene Ende af et over en Stok kastet Rebfor ved sin Overvegt at faa løftet opaden mindre Tyngde, som er fæstet ved denanden; þá mælti Þóroddr, at hannskyldi kasta reipinu yfir bita þann, ervar í húsinu, en gera lykkju á endanum,bera þar í viðu ok grjót, svá at þatværi meirr en jafnvægi hans; hanngerði svá; fóru þá sigin ofan í gröfina,en Þóroddr upp OH. 15225 (Flat. II,27227); eller som er fæstet ved den eneEnde af en paa et Hvilepunkt balan-cerende Stok for at faa løftet noget vedden anden Ende; ek hefi fœrt niðrstór brot með viðum ok sigum á aðraendana, ef eigi hefir gengit elligar, okfœrt svá stór björg úr stað Þ.Jón. 814.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛁᚵ
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:

lat.
latinsk.
n.
Neutrum.

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