Við-sæming

Old Norse Dictionary - við-sæming

Meaning of Old Norse word "við-sæming" in English.

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

við-sæming: f. seemliness, decorum, Fms. i. 261; göra einn at viðsæmingar manni, to put up with, Orkn. 454.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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

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