Samr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - samr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "samr" in English.

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

samr Old Icelandic word can mean:

samr
(söm, samt), a.
samr
1) the same;
samr
the def. form is used both with and without the preceding art. (inn, in, it);
samr
í sama húsi, in the same house;
samr
hann var s. í boðum sinum, the same, unaltered;
samr
svá fór sem samt sé, it turned out the same way;
samr
komast í samt lag, to get into the same condition as before;
samr
with dat., the same as;
samr
kom Guðrún eigi síðan í sömu rekkju Ólafi, into the same bed as Olaf;
samr
it sama, the same, likewise;
samr
2) agreeing, of one mind (hann var s. um yðra ferð);
samr
3) í samt, continuously, = samfast (þrjár nætr í samt).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᛘᚱ

Abbreviations used:

def.
definite.
f.
feminine.
dat.
dative.

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