Syll

Old Norwegian Dictionary - syll

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "syll" in Norwegian.

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

syll: syll, f. (N. Pl. syllr) den underste Stok i den Bygning, der hviler paa Grundvolden (ags. syll, nht. schwelle, fr. seuil, jvf lat.solum, solea); brauzt hann þá um okfann um síðir eina smugu undir syllinaok komst þar út Ridd. 12915; m. djáknifékk komizk út undir syll kirkjunnarSturl. II, 8825; ogsaa om Stok, der for- binder med hinanden de øvre Ender afopreiste Stolper (jvf staflægja): kastal-arnir vóru svá gervir, at stafir 4 stóðuupp, ok syllr upp í milli Fm. VIII, 4291&vl. 6; þá er gótt at reisa upp góðastolpa af digri eik ok síðan þar yfirleggja stórar syllr ok ramligar Kgs. 916.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛦᛚᛚ
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.

fr.: fransk.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

Pl.: Pluralis.

s.: substantiv.

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