Séðu

Old Norse Dictionary - séðu

Meaning of Old Norse word "séðu" in English.

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

séðu
or söðu, pret. pl., remains of a lost verb sýja, [answering to Goth. sjujan; A. S. siwjan; Engl. sew; Dan. sye; Lat. suere]:—to sew; séðu (sew thou) hve vel þeir séðu (sewed) er fyrir saumförinni réðu, Skálda, Thorodd: part. seðr or söðr, sewn; jarni sæðr, Hallfred (FS. 205); skyrta hamri söð, hammer-knit, epithet of a coat of mail, FmS. xi. 197 (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
Goth.
Gothic.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
n.
neuter.
part.
participle.
pl.
plural.
pret.
preterite.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
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