Sinna

Old Norse Dictionary - sinna

Meaning of Old Norse word "sinna" in English.

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

sinna Old Norse word can mean:

sinna: 1. t and að, [A. S. siðjan], to journey, travel; enn hverr er austr vill sinna, whosoever travels to the east, Sighvat; ek sé hrafna sinna til hafnar, I see the ravens make for the haven, id.; en man hón sinna til sala þinna, FaS. ii. 34 (in a verse); at sinna með úlfs lifru, to go with the wolf’s sister (Hel, i. e. to perish), Bragi; sinna út, FmS. x. 74 (in a verse); this sense is obsolete and not found in prose.

sinna: II. metaph. to go with one, side with, with dat.; vilda ek at þú sinnaðir frændum mínum, Grett. 9 new Ed.; sem vér höfum skjótliga sinnt ok sannat, Stj. 3; Runólfr sinnaði meir með Árna biskupi, R. sided more with bishop A., BS. i. 709; hann sinnar hvárigum né samþykkir, Stj. 16; sinnta ek því sem ek mátta framast, at …, I pleaded the best I could, that …, BS. i. 845; þeir hétu þá at sinna hans máli, 882; hvárt hann sinnaði meirr þeim erendum, er …, 868.

sinna: 2. to mind, care for, give heed to, with dat.; ekki sinni ek hégóma þínum, I heed not thy idle talk, Ísl. ii. 214; ekki sinni ek þínum áburði, Grett. 161; ekki sinni ek fé (I do not mind the money) ef nokkurr vildi ganga í málit, Band. 6; sinnaði Pharao hans ráðum, Ph. gave heed to his rede, Stj. 248; þeir sinntu (took care of) skipum þeim sem skatta fluttu, 233; so in mod. usage, sinna gestum, to attend to the guests; hón sinnaði um engan hlut, she cared about nothing, FaS. iii. 300: in mod. usage also of a person distressed or annoyed, hann sinnir engu, hann er engum sinnandi, he cares about nothing; hón er ekki mönnum sinnandi, hón varð honum aldri sinnandi (of a wife), and many similar instanceS.

sinna: 3. part. siding with one, disposed so and so; at þeir væri þér heldr sinnaðir enn í móti, FmS. i. 297; vænti ek at hann sé þér sinnaðr í þraut, Fb. i. 78: part. act., vera e-m sinnandi, to be attentive to one, take care of, Grett. 27 new Ed.

sinna: 2. u, f. [from the Germ. sinn], the mind; sinnu-reitr, Skáld H. i. 20: the senses, kvinnan var aldrei með jafnri sinnu ok áðr, Ann. 1407.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

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

i. e.: id est.

S.: Saga.

dat.: dative.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

R.: Rimur.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

act.: active.

part.: participle.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)

Skáld H.: Skáld Helga-rímur. (A. III.)

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