Seinn

Old Norse Dictionary - seinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "seinn" in English.

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

seinn Old Norse word can mean:

seinn: adj., compar. seinni, superl. seinst, seinstr, mod. seinastr, and so in Fb. i. 74, Orkn. 402; in mod. usage compar. seinni, but superl. seinastr; [A. S. sæne; mid. H. G. seine; Swed. sen; Dan. seen; Lat. segnis]:—slow, slack, opp. to fljótr; seinn á fæti, FmS. vii. 169; hann er seinn, Rb. 358; ertú seinn mjök á slíkum sögum, FS. 69: gramm., samstöfur seinar eðr skjótar, Edda 123, passim in old and mod. usage.

seinn: 2. neut. as adverb; fara seint, to go at a slow pace, Nj. 197; maðr ríðr, ok eigi seint, Ísl. ii. 335; gengr þat seinna en sól, Rb. 108; kemsk þó seinna fari = ‘festina lente,’ Nj. 68; hann söng seint ok skynsamlega, BS. i. 74.

seinn: II. temp. late, slow; förum til skipa ok verðum eigi of seinir, FmS. ii. 300; hann varð S. frá heimboðinu, Gullþ. 68; verða seinni, to be behind, Nj. 28.

seinn: 2. neut., honum þótti þeim seint verða, Fms, ii. 82; runnu þeir allir, ok varð Þorsteinn seinstr, the last, i. 72; þat var seinst skipa Hákonar, the hindermost, vii. 289; at seinstum kosti, at the very last, D. n. iii. 39; Sveinn varð seinst búinn, Orkn. 402; sóttisk þeim seint, Nj. 8, FS. 71; Hallfreði þótti þeim seint verða, 100; svá margan mann at seint er at telja, FaS. i. 498; þar varð seinst (last) albygt, Landn. 276; á máuaðar fresti et seinsta, at the last, not later than that, Grág. ii. 205: seint ok seint, bit by bit, Stj. 11; komsk þat seinst (hindermost) út, Hkr. iii. 144; lauksk seint (slowly) um hag hennar, Sturl. i. 199; hafa margir menn þess seint (i. e. never) bætr beðit, FmS. ix. 427; seint er um langan veg at spyrja tíðenda, Edda 30; taka e-u seint, slowly, coolly, Hkr. i. 191, FS. 155; hann leit seint til þeirra, Edda 30.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

compar.: comparative.

Dan.: Danish.

gramm.: grammar.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

mid. H. G.: middle High German.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

opp.: opposed.

S.: Saga.

superl.: superlative.

Swed.: Swedish.

neut.: neuter.

temp.: temporal.

þ.: þáttr.

i. e.: id est.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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