Seðja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - seðja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "seðja" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

seðja: seðja, v. (saddi) mætte, stille en tilfredsved at lade ham faa nok af hvad hanbegjærer. Grimn. 19; Stj. 291; seðjagræðgi, þorsta, reiði e-s Mar. 53934;Magn. 4865; Alex. 1066; Stj. 49227;seðja e-n á e-u dvs. mætte en med, ladeen faa nok af noget, Hund. 1, 44; Völs.10313 (Fld. I, 1402); Leif. 418; Alex. 838;seðjast á e-u dvs. faa nok af noget, Laxd.24 (6422); Sturl. I, 5515; Pr. 23815; seðjastaf e-u d. s. Alex. 16512.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚽᚦᛁᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.: Feminin.

gn.: gammelnorsk.

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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