Signa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - signa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "signa" in Norwegian.

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

signa: signa, v. (að) begynde at sige eller glide ned ved sin egen Tyngde; því at honumvarð byrðrin þung, signaði hón niðr ábakit Flat. I, 7416; hann hafði bandfyrir augum ok signat þá nökkut fráaugunum Trój. 34 (9022); þá óttaðisthann ok tók at signa í sjóinn Post.57; hár hans féll, enni hans hroknaði,varrar bliknuðu, haka hans ofan sign-aði, ok allir hans limir kólnuðu Heilag.I, 68631.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛁᚵᚿᛆ
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.

v.: Verbum.