Old English · noun
sigor
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈsi.ɡor/[ˈsi.ɣor]
- Syllables
- ˈsi · ɡor (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- triumphvictorysuccess
Meaning
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victory, triumph, success
Sigor eft áhwearf of norþmonna níðgeteóne, æsctír wera.
Victory after turning back the attack of the Northmen, battle-glory of the troop. (Cd. Th. 124, 24; Gen. 2067.)
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *sigʀu, a variant of *sigiʀu, plural of *seg (“victory”), from Proto-Germanic *segaz (“victory”), from Proto-Indo-European *segʰ- (“to hold”). Akin to Old Norse sigr (“victory”), Old English siġe (“victory”).
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