Sá
Old Icelandic Dictionary - sáMeaning of Old Icelandic word "sá" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
sá Old Icelandic word can mean:
- sá
- I)
- sá
- (sú, þat), dem. pron.
- sá
- 1) with a subst. that (sá maðr, sú kona); sá maðr, er Sóti heitir, that (or the) man who is named S.; with the suff. art.; sú ein er sagan eptir, er ek þori eigi þér at segja, that story alone is left which I dare not tell thee;
- sá
- 2) such (varð sá fundr þeirra, at Egill felldi tvá menn); vil ek ok þat vita, hvárt nökkurr er sá hér, at, whether there be any (such) man here, who;
- sá
- 3) preceding the art. with an a.; sá inn ungi maðr, that young man; hyrnan sú in fremri, the upper horn of the axe; sometimes leaving out the art. (sá ungi maðr; á því sama þingi);
- sá
- 4) without subst., almost as a pers. pron.; maðr la skamt frá honum, ok var sá eigi lítill, and he was no small man; þar ríðr maðr, sá hefir skjöld mikinn, he has a large shield; with the relative part.; sá er sæll, er he is lucky, that.
- sá
- II)
- sá
- (sæ or sái, sera or søra, later saða; sáinn, later sáðr), v.
- sá
- 1) to sow, with dat. (sá korni);
- sá
- 2) to sow, stock with seed, with acc. (flestir bœndr seru jarðir sínar);
- sá
- 3) fig. to throw broadcast, scatter, with dat. (sá gulli, silfri).
- sá
- III)
- sá
- from sjá.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- f.
- feminine.
- subst.
- substantive.
- dat.
- dative.
- acc.
- accusative.