Sif

See also: sif, šif, and šíf

English

Etymology

From Old Norse, from sif (“kindred, kinswoman”), from Proto-Germanic *sibjō; see also Old English sibb (“kinship”) (whence Middle English sib (“having kinship; kinsmen”), whence English sib, sibling), German Sippe (“tribe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪf/ (anglicized)
• (approximating the Old Norse pronunciation) /siːf/
• Rhymes: -ɪf, -iːf

Proper noun

Sif

1. (Norse mythology) A golden-haired goddess associated with earth, mother of Ullr and wife of Thor.
   • 1889, Viktor Rydberg, Teutonic Mythology, page 60:

     As already stated, Thor was, according to the Edda, married to Sibil, that is to say, the Sibylla, and the Edda adds that this Sibil is called Sif in the North. In the Teutonic mythology Thor's wife is the goddess Sif.

   • 2005, Nathan J. Johnson, Robert J. Wallis, Galdrbok: Practical Heathen Runecraft, Shamanism and Magic, page 309:

     For some contemporary Heathens, Lammas is sacred to Sif and Thunor (see Our Troth online Chapter LIII). In Snorri's Skaldskaparmal (see Faulkes 1998 [1987]: 96), Loki cropped Sif’s (presumably blonde or flaxen) hair, seemingly out of spite, a cropping which compares to the harvesting of corn. […] Sif’s golden hair is a contemporary kenning for the cornfield as it is caressed by the breeze and makes gentle waves.

Translations

wife of Thor

• Danish: Sif
• Faroese: Siv f
• Icelandic: Sif (is) f
• Marathi: सिफ f (siph)
• Norwegian: Siv (no)
• Swedish: Siv (sv)

Anagrams

• FIS, IFS, IFs, ISF, ifs

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse Sif.

Proper noun

Sif

1. (Norse mythology) Sif.
2. a female given name

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Sif.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪːv/
• Rhymes: -ɪːv

Proper noun

Sif f

1. (Norse mythology) Sif (wife of Thor)
2. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Sif
f-s1	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Sif
accusative	Sif
dative	Sif
genitive	Sifjar