Sigr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - sigrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "sigr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
- sigr
- (gen. sigrs), m. victory; hafa, fá, vinna s., to gain a victory; bera s. af e-m, vega (vinna, fá) s. á e-m, to defeat one; auðna mun ráða sigri, fortune will decide the victory; Magnús konungr réð þá sigri miklum, then king M. gained a great victory.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᚴᚱ
Abbreviations used:
- e-m
- einhverjum.
- gen.
- genitive.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
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