Syngja

Old Icelandic Dictionary - syngja

Meaning 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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