As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
sýja Old Icelandic word can mean:
- f. line of hoards in a ship (komnar voru níu sýjur á hvárt borð).
- (only pret. pl. séðu, pp. séðr, sœðr), v. to fasten together (the outer planking in a ship or boat).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᛅ
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