Setning

Old Norse Dictionary - setning

Meaning of Old Norse word "setning" in English.

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

setning Old Norse word can mean:

setning: f. position, site, Al. 89; s. hússins, the plan of a bouse, Fms. v. 338; þoka e-u ór setningu, to dislodge, Rb. 562.

setning: 2. order, arrangement, mode; hver er s. háttanna, what is the mode, composition of the metres’? Edda 120.

setning: 3. an order, rule, rite; skipan ok setning, Stj. 279; bera járn eptir réttri setningu (rites), Fms. ix. 283; með annarri setningu, 625. 82; eptir heilagra feðra setning, K. Á. 30; manna setning, human rules, opp. to divine commandments, Anecd. 54; fornar ok lögligar setningar, Sks. 346; setningar eðr siðvenjur, K. Á. 222; boðorð ok setningar, Stj. 162; lögligar setningar, Sks. 342; s. landa á milli, 277; af setningu, according to a plan, Skúlda 174, Fms. iii. 184; this last use of the word is influenced by eccl. Lat. In mod. usage the masc. prevails.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

Lat.: Latin.

masc.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

opp.: opposed.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Anecd.: Anecdoton. (H. II.)

K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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