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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

  1. 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

Declension of sigor
SingularPlural
Nominative sigorsigoras
Accusative sigorsigoras
Genitive sigoressigora
Dative sigoresigorum

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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