Signa

Old Icelandic Dictionary - signa

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "signa" in English.

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

signa Old Icelandic word can mean:

signa
I)
signa
(að), v. to sink or slide down (honum þótti byrðrin þung ~ði hón niðr á bakit).
signa
II)
signa
(að, or -da, -dr), v.
signa
1) in a heathen sense, to mark with the sign of Thor’s hammer, to dedicate, to a god (s. full Óðni, Þór);
signa
2) to sign with the cross, make the sign of the cross over (gengu þeir undir borð ok signdu mat sinn); s. sik, to cross oneself (on the forehead and breast);
signa
3) to bless; ~ðr Ólafr, the blessed O.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᚴᚾᛅ

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