Sein

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sein

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sein" in Norwegian.

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

sein: sein, f.? Forsinkelse, at det gaar langsomt fremad; nú bið ek þess, at honum verðieigi sein at þeim vápnum, er hann þarfat hafa Klm. 44111; láta eigi sein atsér dvs. skynde sig: af þessu skildi fjándinn,hvat títt var með honum, ok lét eigisein at sér at særa hans hug Post.40140; biðr hann ok þá, er með slöngurfara, at þeir láta ok ekki sein at sérAlex. 3318; lát eigi sein at þér, þvíat vér siglum snart Fld. II, 3409.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚽᛁᚿ
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.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

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