sylgja

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word sylgja. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word sylgja, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say sylgja in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word sylgja you have here. The definition of the word sylgja will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofsylgja, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Noun

sylgja f (genitive singular sylgju, nominative plural sylgjur)

  1. buckle, clasp
    Synonym: spenna

Declension

Declension of sylgja (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sylgja sylgjan sylgjur sylgjurnar
accusative sylgju sylgjuna sylgjur sylgjurnar
dative sylgju sylgjunni sylgjum sylgjunum
genitive sylgju sylgjunnar sylgja, sylgna sylgjanna, sylgnanna

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

sylgja f (definite singular sylgja, indefinite plural sylgjer or sylgjor, definite plural sylgjene or sylgjone)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of sylje
  2. definite singular of sylgje (non-standard since 2012)

Old Norse

Etymology

Probably from a Finnic language, from Proto-Finnic *solki.

Noun

sylgja f (genitive sylgju)

  1. brooch, buckle

Declension

  Declension of sylgja (weak jōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sylgja sylgjan sylgjur sylgjurnar
accusative sylgju sylgjuna sylgjur sylgjurnar
dative sylgju sylgjunni sylgjum sylgjunum
genitive sylgju sylgjunnar sylgna sylgnanna

Descendants

References

  • “sylgja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia