Sofa

Old Norse Dictionary - sofa

Meaning of Old Norse word "sofa" in English.

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

sofa Old Norse word can mean:

sofa: pres. sing. sefr, older søfr, Hom. 152; pl. sofum, sofit, sofa: pret. svaf, svaft (mod. svafst), svaf; pl. sváfu, svófu, or eliding the v, sófu; subj. svæfi or sœfi; imperat. sof, sofðu; part. sofinn: [Dan. sove, Swed. sofua; a word common to the Teut. and class, languages, if indeed, as Grimm thinks, Goth. slêpan, Engl. sleep, Germ. schlafen, are the same word in different forms; cp. svefn, Engl. swoon.]

sofa: B. To sleep; mart um dvelr þann er um morgin sefr, Hm. 59 (Bugge); sjaldan getr sofandi maðr sigr, 58, Vápn. 25; sofa svefn, Fb. i. 550; s. af nóttina, 348; s. af nótt þá, Ísl. ii. 350, Fms. iii. 92; þeir sváfu um nóttina. Eg. 560; hann svaf, Fs. 6, Fms. i, 12; sefr hann þrjár nætr í húsinu, xi. 5; sá er ávalt søfr, Hom. 152; sofa fast, Fms. i. 9; hve fast hann svæfi, Fs. 6; s. sætan, to sleep sweetly. Sól., Sdm.; sem þá at hann svæfi, Ó. H. 219: the phrase, ok sofi yðr þó eigi öll vá, woe shall not sleep for you, shall lie wide awake at your door, Eb. 160; sofa lífi, to sleep one’s life away, Hðm.

sofa: II. reflex., hann spyrr hversu þeim hafi sofizk, … hann lætr sér vel hafa sofnazt, he asked how they had slept, … he said he had slept well, Þiðr. 319.

sofa: III. part. sofinn, asleep, Hm.; hverr lá sofinn í sínu rúmi, Fb. i. 290, Mag. 154, Clar.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Goth.: Gothic.

imperat.: imperative.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

part.: participle.

pl.: plural.

pres.: present.

pret.: preterite.

sing.: singular.

subj.: subjunctive.

Swed.: Swedish.

Teut.: Teutonic.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Hðm.: Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Sdm.: Sigrdrífu-mál. (A. II.)

Sól.: Sólarljóð. (A. III.)

Vápn.: Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)

Þiðr.: Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)

Clar.: Clarus Saga. (G. II.)

Mag.: Magus Saga. (G. II.)

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