Senn

Old Norse Dictionary - senn

Meaning of Old Norse word "senn" in English.

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

senn Old Norse word can mean:

senn: adv., an older seðr, Haustl., [Ulf. suns = εὐθέως; A. S. sona; Engl. soon; Germ. schon]:—soon, at once, = Lat. jam; enn er biskup heyrði þessar greinir, tók hann senn ór at þat væri yfir-drepskapr Ásgríms, he saw at once, that …, BS. i. 727; seðr gékk Svölnis ekkja sundr, then went the earth asunder, Haustl.; sá maðr stóð í dyrum ok var senn horfinn, BS. i. 199.

senn: 2. in mod. usage, presently, after a while (but not directly), e. g. eg get ekki nú komið, en skal senn koma.

senn: II. with a numeral or numeral adjective, at the same time; fimm sauði senn, Grág. ii. 359; fjóra hluti senn, i. 37; allir senn, all at once, Nj. 97; þá tóku allir senn at mæla, Niðr. 110; báðir senn, Nj. 178, FmS. i. 189; nú koma leigu-liðar eigi allir í senn, Gþl. 354, Stj. 413; ríðum í flokkum ok alldri meirr en einn í senn, one by one, Ísl. ii. 378; hann skaut báðum senn, FmS. viii. 352; ok æ tvá senn, Karl. 277; var þá mjök allt senn, at … ok, Mar.; einn jarl senn, one at a time, FmS. vi. 289; ok er þorparalegt at væta allan senn dúkinn, 322; ef þeir mætti öllu senn liði Erlings, Ó. H. 182.

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

Abbreviations used:

adv.: adverb.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

S.: Saga.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

e. g.: exempli gratia.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Haustl.: Haustlöng. (A. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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