Sjatna

Old Norse Dictionary - sjatna

Meaning of Old Norse word "sjatna" in English.

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

sjatna Old Norse word can mean:

sjatna: að, older form setna (q. v.), Finnb. 336, Fms. ii. 43, Fb. i. 56, [setna, sitja, setja]:—to ‘settle,’ sink, dwindle, subside, esp. of food, to be digested just after having been taken; fyllask menn ekki af því vatni, sjatnar þat vel, ok rennr í hörund sem mungát, Sks. 163; láta sér sjatna, of resting after a meal.

sjatna: 2. metaph. to subside, abate; væntu þeir at heldr mundi sjatna úfriðrinn, Ísl. ii. 386; ok megi þá s. þessi úþokki er í millum ykkar er, Fs. 158; ílla mun s. újafnaðr þeirra bræðra, Lv. 4; ok vit ef sjatni hennar ofsi, Fas. i. 194; þinn ofsi mun ílla s., 189; þóttusk allir vita at eigi mundi sogurt s., Nj. 141, Orkn. (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.: especially.

l.: line.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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