Syngja
Old Icelandic Dictionary - syngjaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "syngja" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
syngja Old Icelandic word can mean:
- syngja
- (syng; söng, sungum; sunginn), v.
- syngja
- 1) to ring, clash, whistle, of metals, weapons (sverðit syngr; syngr í atgeirinum);
- syngja
- 2) to sing; s. messu, to sing mass; absol. to officiate in a mass (þar söng prestr sá, er Þrándr hét).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᚾᚴᛁᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- absol.
- absolute, absolutely.
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