Sefa

Old Norse Dictionary - sefa

Meaning of Old Norse word "sefa" in English.

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

sefa Old Norse word can mean:

sefa: að, older form svefa, Fms. ix. 444, [akin to svefn], to soothe, soften; sefa ok svefja, allit., Rm. 41; the act. is rare in old writers, but freq. in mod. usage.

sefa: II. reflex. to be soothed, appeased, of anger; kom svá. at Grímr sefaðisk, Eg. 166, Ld. 52, Fbr. 141, Fms. xi. 11; svefaðisk (sefaðisk, v. l.) þá hugr jarls, ix. 444; þá gékk af honum móðrinn ok sefaðisk hann, Edda 28, Fms. v. 319; þeir sefuðusk, Finnb. 354; vinir hennar báðu hana sefask ok snúa hug sínum til konungs, Fms. v., 4, vii. 128; af þessu nafni sefask höggonnr, 623. 26; ef hann fær eigi sefat hana, appeased, soothed her, Fms. xi. 135.

sefa: 2. part. sefaðr, propitious; at Drottinn sé honum jafnan sefaðr, Stj. 309; ok vertú s. yfir íllskur lýðsins, 312.

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

Abbreviations used:

act.: active.

allit.: alliteration, alliterative.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

lit.: literally.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

l.: line.

reflex.: retlexive.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

part.: participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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