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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