Senda

Old Norse Dictionary - senda

Meaning of Old Norse word "senda" in English.

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

senda Old Norse word can mean:

senda: pret. sendi; imperat. send, sendu, sent þú, FmS. x. 263; sentu, Gkv. 3. 6; [Ulf. sandjan = πέμπειν; A. S. sendan; Engl. send; Germ. senden]:—to send, despatch, Akv. 1; ek vil senda þik til Víkrinnar, Nj. 5; ef maðr sendir konu til þings, Grág. i. 334; senda e-n for-sending, to send one on a forlorn hope (like Uriah), FmS. x. 263, FaS. iii. 207; maðr var sendr. Gizuri hvíta, Nj. 85; þær sendu sína sveina, Stj. 206; sent þú hann til mín, FmS. x. 263; hann sendi griðkonur sínar at raka ljána, Fb. i. 522; nú skal S. mann Þórhalli syni mínum, Nj. 244; S. e-m sending, 205; nema hann sendi (unless he dismiss) þá, konu er hann hafði, FmS. x. 388.

senda: 2. senda eptir e-m, to send for a person, Ld. 320, FmS. x. 259: so also S. at e-m (but rare); senntú at Saxa, send for Saxi, Gkv. l. c.

senda: 3. to send, throw; senda spjót, to cast a spear; senda skeytin aptr, FmS. v. 170; sendir knýti-skautann á nasir Hávarði, Háv. 45, Stj. 402.

senda: II. recipr. to interchange, send to one another; sendask e-t á, hann kvað þá hafa senzk menn á, FmS. v. 315; áðr höfðu þeir senzk orð í milli, Sturl. iii. 111; þeir sendusk gjöfum í millum, FmS. xi. 313.

senda: 2. pasS. to be sent, rare and unclasS., FmS. v. 216.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

imperat.: imperative.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

pret.: preterite.

S.: Saga.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

l. c.: loco citato.

v. l.: varia lectio.

s. v.: sub voce.

pr.: proper, properly.

recipr.: reciprocally.

class.: classical.

pass.: passive.

unclass.: unclassical.

Works & Authors cited:

Akv.: Atla-kviða. (A. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gkv.: Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Háv.: Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)

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

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