Sýja

Old Icelandic Dictionary - sýja

Meaning 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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