Sía
Old Icelandic Dictionary - síaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "sía" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
sía Old Icelandic word can mean:
- sía
- I)
- sía
- (að), v. to filter, strain;
- sía
- láta grön ~, to sip through the beard.
- sía
- II)
- sía
- f. sieve or strainer, for liquids.
- sía
- III)
- sía
- f. glowing spark, esp. from metal (síur flugu ór afli).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- esp.
- especially.
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