Sízt

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sízt

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sízt" in Norwegian.

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

sízt: sízt, adv. superl. (jvf síð, síðr, adv.) mindst, mods. helzt; þér vilda ek sízt íllt gera(dvs. du er det Menneske, som jeg mindst vilde gjøre noget ondt) Nj. 54 (842); fyrir sakirþess hlutarins, er oss gegndi sízt - atmissa (dvs. for den Tings Skyld, som vi mindst kunde taale at undvære) Fm. VIII,216; hann er svá kurteiss, sem slíkangetr sízt (dvs. at hans Mage vilde det være vanskeligst at faa eller finde) Konr.5044; svá þikki mér - sem slíka mennmuni sízt geta at fróðleik ok vitsmunum,sem hann er Konr. 5244; ek mun ekkihalda til þess at brjóta lög þín, en þáeru þau sízt brotin, ef ek em sem einn18 vetra eða ellri Jómsv. 6720.

Part of speech: adv superl

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛁᛋᛏ
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:

adv.: Adverbium.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

superl.: Superlativ.

v.: Verbum.

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