Seinka

Old Norse Dictionary - seinka

Meaning of Old Norse word "seinka" in English.

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

seinka Old Norse word can mean:

seinka: að, to delay, slacken, Ísl. ii. 217: with acc., S. gönguna, Rb. 106; S. e-t mál, to put a case off, FmS. i. 74: with dat., and so in mod. usage, seinka e-u, Ísl. ii. 217, Gísl. 121.

seinka: II. reflex. to be delayed; þótti seinkask um kvámu hans, FmS. ii. 72, xi. 70; mjök þótti seinkask atlagan, vii. 259; þá er seinkaðisk um svörin, MS. 623. 16.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

dat.: dative.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

reflex.: retlexive.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

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