Sanna

Old Icelandic Dictionary - sanna

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "sanna" in English.

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

sanna Old Icelandic word can mean:

sanna
I)
sanna
(að), v.
sanna
1) to assert, affirm (~ði annarr, en annarr synjaði);
sanna
2) to make good, prove (s. e-t með eiði, með jarteinum);
sanna
s. e-t á e-n, á bendr e-m, to prove a charge against one (aldri var þat á mik ~t, at ek væri falsari);
sanna
s. e-n at e-u, to prove one guilty, convict one, of something;
sanna
3) refl., ~st, to prove true, hold good, turn out (nú mun þat s., er sagða ek þér);
sanna
láta e-t á s., to let it be proved on oneself, to confess (lét hann á s., at hann myndi eigi sjálfr svá miklu orkat hafa).
sanna
II)
sanna
f. proof; only in pl. ‘sönnur’ (fá, finna sönnur á sínu máli).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᚾᚾᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-t
eitthvat.
e-m
einhverjum.
e-u
einhverju.
f.
feminine.
pl.
plural.

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