Seðja

Old Norse Dictionary - seðja

Meaning of Old Norse word "seðja" in English.

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

seðja Old Norse word can mean:

seðja: pres. seð, pret. saddi, subj. seddi, part. saddr; [Goth. saþan, sôþ, supposed from ga-soþjan; A. S. sadjan; O. H. G. satjan; Lat. satiare]:—to satiate, feed; Gera ok Freka seðr, Gm. 19; S. e-n af e-u, or á e-u, S. hrafn af hræjum, Hkv. 1. 43, FaS. i. 140; S. hrafn á holdi, Korm. (in a verse); og hann girnfist að S. sik af þeim molum sem féllu af borðum hins ríka, Luke xvi. 21: metaph., Stj. 29; at ek skylda sadda hafa yðra fýst á minni frásögn, 655 xxx. A. 4; S. fenginn hungr á nýju ránfengi, Al. 83: S. e-n e-u, S. oss sínum málum helgum, 625. 79; S. þorsta, to slake the thirst, Magn. 486.

seðja: II. reflex. seðjask, to be sated, eat one’s fill; vitnir seðsk. the wolf is sated, Edda (Ht.) 9; seðjask Sæhrímni, Gm.; vér söddumk af konunglegri sælu, Al. 165; seðjask á e-u, 677. 3; láta verða sadda sína reiði, Al. 106.

seðja: III. part. saddr, [Germ. satt], sated, having eaten one’s fill, eg er saddr; vera S. á e-u, to have got enough of, Ld. 98; full-S.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Goth.: Gothic.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

part.: participle.

pres.: present.

pret.: preterite.

S.: Saga.

subj.: subjunctive.

v.: vide.

reflex.: retlexive.

Germ.: German.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Magn.: Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Ht.: Hátta-tal. (C. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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