Sannr

Old Norse Dictionary - sannr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sannr" in English.

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

sannr: m. (saðr, Am. 6). justice, equity, as also evidence, proof; kenn mér engan sann, do not teach me any lessons, Fms. iii. 85; færa e-m heim sanninn, to tell one the bitter truth or the real state of things, Lv. 20; e-t er nær sanni, near the truth, fair, reasonable, moderate, Fb. iii. 451, Fms. vii. 238 (x. 420); ástir þeirra vóru at góðum sanni, they loved one another fairly, Bjarn. 12; vil ek bæta þat með sann (estimation) góðra manna, Sturl. iii. 139, Fbr. 43 new Ed.; skulu þeir göra þér sæmðir við várn sann, as we may deem fair, Sturl. iii. 151; Þorgils skyldi sæma Halldór nokkuru eptir því sem sannr hans (i. e. Th.’s) væri til, 168; eigi vitu vér sann á því, we know not the truth thereof, have no proof of it, Fms. vii. 275; mjök þykki mér hann bera sinn sann á þetta, Fs. 46; hón kvaðsk hafa sinn sann við (for sitt satt), 170.

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

Similar entries:

Sannr (II)

Abbreviations used:

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

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