sigd

See also: Sigd and sigð

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From dialectal Norwegian, from Old Norse sigðr, from Proto-Germanic *sigiþiz. Along with ljå (“scythe”) already firmly established in 19th-century Dano-Norwegian (as against Danish le and segl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪɡd/

Noun

sigd m (definite singular sigden, indefinite plural sigder, definite plural sigdene)

1. (agriculture) sickle

Derived terms

• hammer og sigd
• månesigd

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse sigðr m, sigð f. Akin to Icelandic sigð.

Noun

sigd m (definite singular sigden, indefinite plural sigdar, definite plural sigdane)

1. a sickle

   Synonym: skjere

2. (figurative) the moon

Derived terms

• hamar og sigd, hammar og sigd
• månesigd

References

• “sigd” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.