Old Icelandic Dictionary -

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

Old Icelandic word can mean:

I)
(sú, þat), dem. pron.
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;
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;
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);
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.
II)
(sæ or sái, sera or søra, later saða; sáinn, later sáðr), v.
1) to sow, with dat. (sá korni);
2) to sow, stock with seed, with acc. (flestir bœndr seru jarðir sínar);
3) fig. to throw broadcast, scatter, with dat. (sá gulli, silfri).
III)
from sjá.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
f.
feminine.
subst.
substantive.
dat.
dative.
acc.
accusative.
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