sigr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *segaz. Compare Old English siġe, sigor, Old Saxon sigi, Old High German sigu, Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌲𐌹𐍃 (sigis).

Noun

sigr m (genitive sigrs or sigrar, plural sigrar or sigrir)

  1. victory

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: sigur
  • Faroese: sigur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: siger
  • Old Swedish: sigher
  • Old Danish: sighær

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “sigr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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