Sama

Old Norse Dictionary - sama

Meaning of Old Norse word "sama" in English.

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

sama
pres. samir; pret. samði; pres. subj. sami; pret. semði; part. samat, Al. 125; with suffixed neg. samir-a, it befits not, Hkr. i. 154, Ísl. ii. 253 (in a verse); other tenses are taken from sóma or sæma, q. v.; [akin to sam]:—to beseem, befit, become; e-t samir vel, ílla …, it befits well, ill; or also, e-m samir e-t vel, ílla …, it becomes one well, ill; sem þeim sami (subj.) þat sízt, at …, Ld. 264; eigi samir þér þat, Ísl. ii. 242; samir þér þat ílla at veita mér útrúleik, Fms. i. 50, Ó. H. 216; sem þér semdi bezt, Fms. v.. 150; samir þat eigi, xi. 123; hitt þótti oss ílla sama, vi. 260; mart ferr nú annan veg en bezt mundi sama, v. 76; svört eru augun, systir, ok samir þat eigi, it does not look well, Korm. 20; veittu alla þjónustu þá er samði, Fms. x. 149, Skv. 3. 17; þann umbúnað er góðum mönnum semði, Fms. v. 94 (sómði, Ó. H. 224, l. c.); svá samdi Kristi at láta pínask, Hom. (St.) Luke xxiv. 26: láta sér e-t sama, to put up with a thing, Sks. 476: sama sér, to look well; mundi Guðrún ekki þurfa at falda sik til at sama betr en aðrar kouur, Ld. 210; Hallgerdr sat á palli ok samði sér vel, Nj. 25; vil ek sjá hvernig þér sami skyrtan, how it fits thee, Fas. ii. 201; veiztu annan konung þann er jafn-vel sami sér í herklæðum sem ek? Karl. 466.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
l. c.
loco citato.
m.
masculine.
neg.
negative.
part.
participle.
pres.
present.
pret.
preterite.
q. v.
quod vide.
subj.
subjunctive.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Korm.
Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Skv.
Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)
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