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sigel

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
sigel, sægl, segl ; n. (?)
The sun ; also the name of the rune=S
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  • ᛋ sǽmannum symble byþ on hihte (cf. Icelandic Runic poem—Sól er landa ljómi), Runic pm. Kmbl. 342, 15 ; Rún. 16.
  • Woruldcandel scán, sigel súþan fús,

      Beo. Th. 3936 ; B. 1966.
  • Wuldres tácen swylce hádre sægl,

      Andr. Kmbl. 178 ; An. 89.
  • Hádor sægl gewát under scríðan, 2911 ; An. 1458.
  • Heáfdes segl

    the sun of the head, the eye (cf. Icel. enni-máni, -tungl = the eye ),

    100 ;
      An. 50.
Etymology
[Goth. sauil ; n. the sun : Icel. sól ; f.]
Similar entries
v. heáðo-sigel ; sigel-beorht, -hearwa, -hweorfa, -torht, -waras.
Linked entries
v.  sægl segl.
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