Sætr

Old Norse Dictionary - sætr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sætr" in English.

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

sætr
(i. e. sœtr), adj., compar. sætri, Hom. 4; but sætari, BS. i. 277, l. 25; superl. sætastr: [Ulf. suts; A. S. swête; Engl. sweet; O. H. G. suozi; Germ. süss; Dan. söd; Swed. söt; Gr. ἡδύς]:—sweet; sætt epli, MS. 4. 9; sætan ilm, FmS. i. 228; sætt vatn, Stat. 251: metaph., sætt mál, FmS. v. 239; svíða sætar ástir, Flóv. 41; sætar syndir verða at sárum bótum, Sól.; þótti mér slökt et sætasta ljós augna minna, Nj. 187; sætr svefn, a sweet sleep; the phrase, sofa sætan, to sleep sweetly; engan máttu þeir sætan sofa, Sól. 13; ok biðja sætan sofa, Sdm. 34 (Bugge’s emend, for sælan of the MS.), cp. the Germ. schlafen sie wohl!

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

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Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
compar.
comparative.
cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
Gr.
Greek.
i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
n.
neuter.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
S.
Saga.
superl.
superlative.
s. v.
sub voce.
Swed.
Swedish.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Flóv.
Flóvents Saga. (G. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sdm.
Sigrdrífu-mál. (A. II.)
Sól.
Sólarljóð. (A. III.)
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