Sen

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sen

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sen" in Norwegian.

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

sen: sen, n. hvad man vil have sagt i et Ud- sagn (mál); macrologia er köllut langtsen þat, sem tekr únýsamliga luti tilþess máls, sem skaldit talar SE. II,12419; sumir slógu hörpur ok gigjur,sumir sungu í pípur eða með eiginligriraust, en eitt var sen í allra þeirrasöng, þat at Saul hefði unnit sigr áþúsund manna en David á 10 þúsundumStj. 46617 (1 Sam. 18, 6 fg) jvf mods.mál SE. II, 1042 fgg; tropar þessir eruframfœring nattúruligra sagna ok sena,er varðveita ymisligt yfirbragð pent-aðra málsgreina SE. II, 1581; parentesiser meðalsett málsgrein at skiptu seniSE. II, 17613; enigma er myrkt senum leynda líking lutanna SE. II, 1806.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚽᚿ
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.

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.

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