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set sail (þegar er þeir h?fðu um siglt, þá gaf þeim byr); with the course in acc., þat er sögn manna, at Skopti hafi fyrstr Norðmanna siglt Nj?rvasund, was the first Northman to sail through N.; with the weather in acc. (þeir sigla norðr um Sognsæ byr góðan ok bjart veðr); veðr siglanda, weather fit for sailing; (2) fig., s. á veðr e-m, to get to windward of one, take the wind out of his sails (engi maðr mun hafa siglt á veðr jafnm?rgum h?fðingjum); s. milli skers ok báru, to sail between Scylla and Charybdis; (3) to go as with sails (sigldi íkorninn í milli limanna á öðru tré).
sigla, f. mast (fyrir framan siglu).
sigli, n. ornament, necklace.
sigling (pl. –ar), f. (1) sailing (þá sá menn konungs siglingina); sjau daga s., seven days' sail; (2) voyage (tókst þeim siglingin ógreitt).
siglinga-maðr, m. seafaring man, seaman (slíkr –maðr sem þú ert).
siglu-biti, m. the step of the mast;
-rá, f. sail-yard;
-skeið, n. the part of a ship near the mast;
-toppr, m. mast-head;
-tré, n. mast-tree.
signa (að), v. to sink or slide down (honum þótti byrðrin þung signaði hón niðr á bakit).
signa (að, or –da, -dr), v. (1) in a heathen sense, to mark with the sign of Thor's hammer, to dedicate, to a god (s. full Óðni, Þór); (2) to sign with the cross, make the sign of the cross over (gengu þeir undir borð ok signdu mat sinn); s. sik, to cross oneself (on the forehead and breast); (3) to bless; signaðr Ólafr, the blessed O.
signan, f. blessing.
sigr (gen. sigrs), m. victory; hafa, fá, vinna s., to gain a victory; bera s. af e-m, vega (vinna, fá) s. á e-m, to defeat one; auðna mun ráða sigri, fortune will decide the victory; Magnús konungr réð þá sigri miklum, then king M. gained a great victory.
sigra (að), v. (1) to vanquish, overcome (höfðu þeir brœðr sigrat björninn); (2) to surpass (einn lokkr sigraði alla); (3) refl., sigrast, to gain a victory (Einar lagði þegar til orrostu ok sigraðist); s. á e-m, to gain a victory over one (hann bar opt hamingju til at s. á sínum óvinum).
sigrari, m. victor.
sigr-auðigr, a. victorious;
-bákn, n. tokening of victory;
-blástr, m. trumpeting of victory;
-blómi, m. beam of victory, halo;
-blót, n. sacrifice for victory;
-byrr, m. fair wind boding victory;
-fórn, f. offering for victory;
-för, f. victorious journey (fara –för);
-gjald, n. war contribution;
-gjöf, f. (1) the granting of victory; (2) offering up for victory;
-goð, n. god of victory;
-lauss, a. deserted by victory;
-leysi, n. lack of victory;
-lúðr, m. trumpet of victory;
-mark, n. token of victory;
-mál, n. prize of victory;
-merki, n. = -mark;
-minning, f. commemoration of a victory;
-óp, n. shouting of victory;
-samligr, a. victorious;
-strangligr, a. bidding fair for victory;
-sæla, -sæld, -sæli, f. victoriousness;
-sæll, a. blessed by victory, victorious.
sig-rúnar, f. pl. runes of victory.
sigr-vegari, m. conqueror;
-vegning, f. victory;
-verk, n. victory;
-vænligr, a. promising victory;
-þjóð, f. the victorious host;
-ör, f. shaft of victory.
sig-tívar, m. pl. gods of victory;
-toptir, f. pl. homes of victory.
sik, acc. of the refl. pron. (gen. sín, dat. sér), himself, herself, themselves (þeir verja sik þar).
siklingr, (-s, -ar), m. poet., king.
sild (pl. sildr), f. herring.
silda-ferja, f. herring-boat;
-kaup, n. purchase of herring.
sild-fiski, f. herring-fishery; fara í –fiski, to go out catching herring;
-ver, n. a place for herring-fishing.
silfr, n. silver;
-baugr, m. silver ring;
-beizl, n. silver bit;
-búinn, pp. silver-mounted;
-drjúgr, a. well-stocked with silver (money);
-fátt, a. n. lacking silver (e-m verðr –fátt);
-festr, f. silver chain;
-hadda, f. silver handle;
-horn, n. drinking-horn of silver;
-hringr, m. = -baugr;
-hvítr, a. silver-white;
-kalkr, m. silver chalice;
-ker, n. silver vessel;

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