Siðr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - siðr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "siðr" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

siðr Old Icelandic word can mean:

siðr
(-ar, -ir, acc. -u), m.
siðr
1) custom, habit (þat mun hér vera s., at menn ganga vápnlausir fyrir konung);
siðr
2) conduct, moral life (spilla ill mál góðum siðum);
siðr
3) religion, faith; inn forni s., the ancient (heathen) faith; inn nýi s., the new (Christian) faith; kristinn s., the Christian religion; heiðinn s., heathenism; í fornum sið, in the olden, or heathen, times.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᚦᚱ

Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.
m.
masculine.

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