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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