Sýja
Old Icelandic Dictionary - sýjaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "sýja" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
sýja Old Icelandic word can mean:
- sýja
- I)
- sýja
- f. line of hoards in a ship (komnar voru níu sýjur á hvárt borð).
- sýja
- II)
- sýja
- (only pret. pl. séðu, pp. séðr, sœðr), v. to fasten together (the outer planking in a ship or boat).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- pl.
- plural.
- pret.
- preterite.
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