Seina

Old Norwegian Dictionary - seina

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "seina" in Norwegian.

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

seina: seina, v. (að) forsinke; skynda skal hverrsem einn at snúast til guðs, meðanhann má, at eigi seini hann ok megieigi um síðir Hom. 2717 jvf 30; seinat ernú, systir! at samna Niflungum Ghe. 17;seinat er at segja Ghe. 27; nú skulu þérfara, þegar er -, at eigi verði seinat(= at eigi verði sein at þeim) Jvk.5919 jvf 34; især i Forbindelsen of seinat:þá skal hann (nl. Oxen Glœðir) drepa,er hann hefir fengit sumarholdin; þámun ofseinat, sagði hón Eb. 63 (11718);hann skyldi reka í brott þessa fjöl-kunniga menn, ella kvaðst hann mundudrepa þá, ok er þó ofsenat Laxd. 36(9410); langri stundo síðarr vaknaði -;Þórhallr kvað þá mundu ofseinat (&vlofsofit) Fm. II, 19513; ofseinat hefirþú at segja, at þik angrar mínn harmrVöls. 15325 fg; þá mælti Kolr: flýjamunu vér þá verða; mun nú eigi of-seinat? sagði Heklungr einn Konung.702 jvf mun nú eigi - um seinat atflýja? Fm. VIII, 16218.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚽᛁᚿᛆ
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:

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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