Særa

Old Norse Dictionary - særa

Meaning of Old Norse word "særa" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

særa Old Norse word can mean:

særa: 1. ð, [sár; Dan. saare], to wound, Grág. i. 92, 442, ii. 11, Nj. 18, passim; særa e-n sári, to inflict a wound, Grág. ii. 35; særa e-n holundar-sári, Nj.; hana skyldi s. til barnsins, of hysterotomy, Fas. i. 118.

særa: II. recipr. to wound one another; nú drepask menn eðr særask eðr vegask, Grág. ii. 92.

særa: 2. pass. to be wounded, Fms. viii. 248 (særðusk for urðu sárir).

særa: 2. (i. e. sœra), ð, [sverja, sór], to conjure; ek særi þik fyrir þann Guð er …, Fas. ii. 547; ek særi þik fyrir alla krapta Krists, … at, Nj. 176; sœri ek fyrir goð vár þessa riddara, 623. 31; pat bar eigi Kristnum mönnum, at s. Guð til nökkurs vitnis-burðar, of an ordeal, Fms. x. 547; hann sœrði hann í nafni Guðs at bíða sín, Barl. 135; ek særi yðr, minn herra, fyrir nafn várs herra Jesú Krists, Bs. i. 192.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

n.: neuter.

pr.: proper, properly.

recipr.: reciprocally.

pass.: passive.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

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