Seinn
Old Icelandic Dictionary - seinnMeaning of Old Icelandic word "seinn" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
seinn Old Icelandic word can mean:
- seinn
- (compar. ~i, superl. seinstr, later seinastr), a.
- seinn
- 1) slow, opp. to skjótr (s. á fœti); seinir til at muna orð sín, slow to remember (fulfil) their words (promise); neut., seint, as adv. slowly; fara s., to go at a slow pace; taka e-u s., to take it slowly, coldly (= taka e-u seinliga);
- seinn
- 2) late (förum til skipa ok verðum eigi of seinir); Sveinn var seinst búinn, S. was the last to get ready.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᛁᚾᚾ
Abbreviations used:
- compar.
- comparative.
- superl.
- superlative.
- e-u
- einhverju.
- adv.
- adverb.
- neut.
- neuter.
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