Sið-semd

Old Norse Dictionary - sið-semd

Meaning of Old Norse word "sið-semd" in English.

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

sið-semd Old Norse word can mean:

sið-semd: f. habits; þá s. sem þeir hefði um vápna-burð. Fms. xi. 162; með hvílíkum hætti eðr s., Stj. 298.

sið-semd: 2. moral conduct, good manners, courtesy, decency; hafna ósiðum en taka siðsemd í staðinn, N. G. L. ii. 419; um siðsemdir (courtesy) ok hæversku, 416; siðsemdar búnaðr, Mar.; siðsemdar þjónosta, id.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

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

L.: Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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