Sáttr

Old Norse Dictionary - sáttr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sáttr" in English.

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

sáttr: adj. agreeing, at peace, reconciled; sáttir ok sammála, Ísl. ii. 381; at vér sém sem sáttastir, Fs. 43; s. við e-n, Anal. 282: verða s. á e-t, to agree on; verða þeir á þat vel sáttir, Nj. 22, Fms. i. 279; þeir urðu á öngan hlut sáttir, x. 24; urðu allir á þat sáttir, Nj. 101; ef þeir verða eigi á sáttir, if they cannot come to terms, Grág. i. 57; s. á fjártölur, 336; at þvílíkum kostum sem þú hefir á sáttr orðit, Ld. 212: eg er s:áttr með að göra það, I am quite willing to do that, (mod.); mis-sáttr, ú-sáttr.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Anal.: Analecta. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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