sigrún

See also: Sigrun and Sigrún

Old Norse

FWOTD – 21 June 2021

Etymology

From sigr (“victory”) +‎ rún (“rune”).

Pronunciation

• (12th century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /ˈsiɣˌrũːn/

Noun

sigrún f (genitive sigrúnar, plural sigrúnar or sigrúnir)

1. victory rune; a rune thought to have been imbued with a magical power to grant victory
   • Sigrdrífumál stanza 6:

     Sigrúnar þú skalt kunna,
     ef þú vilt sigr hafa,
     ok rísta á hialti hiǫrs,
     sumar á véttrimum,
     sumar á valbǫstum,
     ok nefna tysvar Tý.

     Victory runes you must know
     if you will have victory,
     and carve them on the sword's hilt,
     some on the grasp
     and some on the inlay,
     and name Tyr twice.

Declension

  Declension of sigrún (strong ō-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sigrún	sigrúnin	sigrúnar, sigrúnir	sigrúnarnar, sigrúnirnar
accusative	sigrún	sigrúnina	sigrúnar, sigrúnir	sigrúnarnar, sigrúnirnar
dative	sigrún	sigrúninni	sigrúnum	sigrúnunum
genitive	sigrúnar	sigrúnarinnar	sigrúna	sigrúnanna

Derived terms

• Sigrún (female given name)

Descendants

• → German: Siegrune (calque)