Sœtr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sœtr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sœtr" in Norwegian.

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

sœtr
sœtr, adj. 1) sød, mods. súrr; s. epli Stj. 7310; ogsaa mods. saltr: s. vatn Stat. 251. 2) behagelig, som man maa synesgodt om, kjær; sœtri eru brjósti mínumál þín en hunang munni mínum Hom. 84 jvf Bp. I, 27726; hvers manns þrá-girni mundi svá mikil vera, at eigimundi mýkjast við sœtt mál hins ágæt-asta konungs fullt af andligri spekiFlat. III, 24636; sœtr ilmr Flat. I, 2447;sœt berging Hom. 586; sœtr sónn Flat. II, 2614; er ek spurða, at hann varveginn, þótti mér slökt it sœtasta ljósaugna mínna Nj. 123 (18726); þrimmerhundraðom marka tirœðom í góðomok forngildum œyri, er hón gaf sjalfumguði ok nafnliga jumfrú sancti Maríuhans sœto móður til heiðrs DN. II,1547; sœti mínn (i Tiltale) dvs. min kjære Ven, Bp. II, 13322. 14526; Pr. 4127; sœt-ara, adv. comp.: sem innan gladdi guð-liga þína sál miklu sœtara Mar. 33617.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚯᛏᚱ
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:

adj.
Adjectiv.
adv.
Adverbium.
comp.
Comparativ.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
p.
Pagina, side.
s.
substantiv.
v.
Verbum.

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