Sighersäl

Old Swedish Dictionary - sighersäl

Meaning of Old Swedish word "sighersäl" (or sighersæl) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

sighersäl (sighersæl)
lycklig i strid, som plägar hava stridslycka, segersäll. romara þiento giärna marti tel at han giorþe þöm sighar säla Bu 9. han var wiidh farul ok sigher säl Bil 367. ib 452, 685. Di 132. ericus sighirsæle PK 266 (Registrum Upsal. (1314). ib 231. - segerrikthen tima han ather kome hel ok sigher säll Bil 234.

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so sighersäl may have also been written as sighersæl

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛁᚵᚼᚽᚱᛋᛅᛚ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

Works and authors cited:

Bil
Codex Bildstenianus. Se Lg.
Bu
Codex Bureanus. Se Lg.
Di
Sagan om Didrik af Bern. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1850--54.
PK
Sveriges Krönika (vanligen kallad den prosaiska). I Småstycken på Forn Svenska.
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