Sama
Old Icelandic Dictionary - samaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "sama" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
- sama
- (samdi, samat), v. to beseem, befit, become; e-t samir vel, illa, it befits well, ill (mart ferr nú annan veg en bezt mundi s.); e-m samir e-t vel, illa, it becomes one well, ill (illa samir þér at berjast í móti mér); vil ek sjá, hvernig þér sami skyrtan, how it fits thee; s. sér vel, to look well (Hallgerðr sat á palli ok samdi sér vel).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᛘᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- e-t
- eitthvat.
- e-m
- einhverjum.
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