Sem

Old Icelandic Dictionary - sem

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "sem" in English.

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

sem Old Icelandic word can mean:

sem
as a conj.
sem
1) as (rauðr ~ blóð, fölr ~ gras);
sem
svá ~, so as (svá ~ fyrr vat ritit);
sem
slíkr ~, such as (slíkr maðr ~ Ljótr er);
sem
2) ellipt. = svá ~ (svæla e-n inni ~ melrakka greni);
sem
hann kom, ~ hann hafði heitit, as he had promised;
sem
dugði hverr, ~ mátti, every did as he could, did his best;
sem
3) with superl., ~ skjótast, ~ fyrst, as soon as possible;
sem
þeir hleyptu út á Skaptá ~ mest máttu þeir, as fast as they could;
sem
4) with subj., as if (þeir vóru allir með vápnum ~ til bardaga væri búnir);
sem
5) temp. as, when (~ hringdi til aptansöngs, vildi konungr ganga);
sem
6) as a relat. part., who, which, that, = er, es (eptir þetta, ~ nú var getit);
sem
7) after adverbs:
sem
þar ~, where;
sem
þangat ~, whither;
sem
þaðan ~, whence (muntu þar þykkja sómamaðr ~ þú kemr);
sem
hvar ~ hann kom, wheresoever he came;
sem
8) þar ~, whereas (þú gørir þik góðan þar ~ þú bæði verit þjófr ok ræningi).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᛘ

Abbreviations used:

conj.
conjunction.
superl.
superlative.
subj.
subjunctive.
relat.
relative.

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