Yfirseta

Old Norwegian Dictionary - yfirseta

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "yfirseta" in Norwegian.

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

yfirseta: yfirseta, f. 1) at man sidder inde med no- get (jvf sitja yfir); yfirsetan á land-skyldinni DN. VI, 320. 2) at mangiver sig af med noget, Gjerning, Syssel;at eigi taka ek fyrir þetta verk pínusakir ofdirfðar heldr aflausn andmarkafyrir yfirsetu ok eptirlæti með yðr Post.85013; ekki ætlaða ek, at þat væri mínyfirseta at dœma milli þeirra Fm. IX,334. 3) Sidden hos en Syg for atpleie og hjælpe ham; hón var öngruðsárliga um langan tíma með hrygð okyfirsetu bónda síns ok annarra ástvina,en fékk öngan létti Mar. 104123; hannmœddist mjök á vökum ok yfirsetumeyjarinnar Post. 84012. 4) Vaagen,Vagthold over Lig? gerðu slíka líkfylgjuok veittu yfirsetu heima í herbergjum,sem vandi er til Heilag. I, 1178.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛦᚠᛁᚱᛋᚽᛏᛆ
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.

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