Sigel

Old English Dictionary Entry

Sigel

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: sægl, segl ; Related words: heáðo-sigel ; sigel-beorht, -hearwa, -hweorfa, -torht, -waras. sigel

Definitions

1 sigel

n. (?) The sun ; also the name of the rune=S :-- RUNE 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. [Goth. sauil ; n. the sun : Icel. sól ; f.]

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛁᚷᛖᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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