See Sif in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
Download JSON data for Sif meaning in English (4.2kB)
{
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "non",
"3": "-"
},
"expansion": "Old Norse",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "non",
"2": "sif",
"3": "",
"4": "kindred, kinswoman"
},
"expansion": "sif (“kindred, kinswoman”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*sibjō"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *sibjō",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "sibb",
"3": "",
"4": "kinship"
},
"expansion": "Old English sibb (“kinship”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "sib",
"3": "",
"4": "having kinship; kinsmen"
},
"expansion": "Middle English sib (“having kinship; kinsmen”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "sib"
},
"expansion": "English sib",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "sibling"
},
"expansion": "sibling",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "Sippe",
"3": "",
"4": "tribe"
},
"expansion": "German Sippe (“tribe”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "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”).",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "Sif",
"name": "en-proper noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "name",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
"parents": [
"Entries with topic categories using raw markup",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Norse deities",
"orig": "en:Norse deities",
"parents": [
"Gods",
"Norse mythology",
"Religion",
"Mythology",
"Culture",
"Society",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Norse mythology",
"orig": "en:Norse mythology",
"parents": [
"Mythology",
"Culture",
"Society",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1889, Viktor Rydberg, Teutonic Mythology, page 60",
"text": "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.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2005, Nathan J. Johnson, Robert J. Wallis, Galdrbok: Practical Heathen Runecraft, Shamanism and Magic, page 309",
"text": "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.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A golden-haired goddess associated with earth, mother of Ullr and wife of Thor."
],
"id": "en-Sif-en-name-WRppXI0O",
"links": [
[
"Norse",
"Norse"
],
[
"mythology",
"mythology"
],
[
"golden",
"golden"
],
[
"hair",
"hair"
],
[
"goddess",
"goddess"
],
[
"earth",
"earth"
],
[
"Ullr",
"Ullr"
],
[
"wife",
"wife"
],
[
"Thor",
"Thor"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(Norse mythology) A golden-haired goddess associated with earth, mother of Ullr and wife of Thor."
],
"tags": [
"Norse"
],
"topics": [
"human-sciences",
"mysticism",
"mythology",
"philosophy",
"sciences"
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "wife of Thor",
"word": "Sif"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "wife of Thor",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Siv"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "wife of Thor",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Sif"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "siph",
"sense": "wife of Thor",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "सिफ"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "wife of Thor",
"word": "Siv"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "wife of Thor",
"word": "Siv"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Sif"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/sɪf/"
},
{
"note": "approximating the Old Norse pronunciation",
"other": "/siːf/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɪf"
},
{
"rhymes": "-iːf"
}
],
"word": "Sif"
}
{
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "non",
"3": "-"
},
"expansion": "Old Norse",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "non",
"2": "sif",
"3": "",
"4": "kindred, kinswoman"
},
"expansion": "sif (“kindred, kinswoman”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*sibjō"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *sibjō",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "sibb",
"3": "",
"4": "kinship"
},
"expansion": "Old English sibb (“kinship”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "sib",
"3": "",
"4": "having kinship; kinsmen"
},
"expansion": "Middle English sib (“having kinship; kinsmen”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "sib"
},
"expansion": "English sib",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "sibling"
},
"expansion": "sibling",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "Sippe",
"3": "",
"4": "tribe"
},
"expansion": "German Sippe (“tribe”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "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”).",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "Sif",
"name": "en-proper noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "name",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English 1-syllable words",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
"English lemmas",
"English proper nouns",
"English terms derived from Old Norse",
"English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with quotations",
"English uncountable nouns",
"Rhymes:English/iːf",
"Rhymes:English/iːf/1 syllable",
"Rhymes:English/ɪf",
"Rhymes:English/ɪf/1 syllable",
"en:Norse deities",
"en:Norse mythology"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1889, Viktor Rydberg, Teutonic Mythology, page 60",
"text": "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.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2005, Nathan J. Johnson, Robert J. Wallis, Galdrbok: Practical Heathen Runecraft, Shamanism and Magic, page 309",
"text": "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.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A golden-haired goddess associated with earth, mother of Ullr and wife of Thor."
],
"links": [
[
"Norse",
"Norse"
],
[
"mythology",
"mythology"
],
[
"golden",
"golden"
],
[
"hair",
"hair"
],
[
"goddess",
"goddess"
],
[
"earth",
"earth"
],
[
"Ullr",
"Ullr"
],
[
"wife",
"wife"
],
[
"Thor",
"Thor"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(Norse mythology) A golden-haired goddess associated with earth, mother of Ullr and wife of Thor."
],
"tags": [
"Norse"
],
"topics": [
"human-sciences",
"mysticism",
"mythology",
"philosophy",
"sciences"
],
"wikipedia": [
"Sif"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/sɪf/"
},
{
"note": "approximating the Old Norse pronunciation",
"other": "/siːf/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɪf"
},
{
"rhymes": "-iːf"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "wife of Thor",
"word": "Sif"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "wife of Thor",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Siv"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "wife of Thor",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Sif"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "siph",
"sense": "wife of Thor",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "सिफ"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "wife of Thor",
"word": "Siv"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "wife of Thor",
"word": "Siv"
}
],
"word": "Sif"
}
This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-12 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (ae36afe and 304864d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.