Sitja

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

sitja Old Icelandic word can mean:

sitja

(sit; sat, sátum; setinn), v.

sitja

1) to sit, be seated;

sitja

hann sat it næsta honum, he sat next him;

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~ upp, to sit erect (þeir létu hann ~ upp í hauginum); to sit at table;

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2) to stay, sojourn;

sitja

~ heima, to stay at home (sitr Gunnarr nú heima nökkura hríð);

sitja

~ kyrr, to remain quiet, stay at home;

sitja

~ í festum, to sit as one’s betrothed (of the bride between the betrothal and wedding);

sitja

to reside (Haraldr konungr sat optast á Rogalandi);

sitja

to sit fishing (þeir vóru komnir á þær vastir, er hann var vanr at ~);

sitja

3) to tarry (gørði liðinu leitt at ~);

sitja

~ veðrfastr, to lie weather-bound;

sitja

4) with acc., ~ e-t ór hendi sér, to let it slip through idleness;

sitja

~ byr ór hendi sér, to miss a fair wind;

sitja

5) ~ vel (illa) jörð, to keep one’s estate in good (bad) order;

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~ launþing, to hold a secret meeting;

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6) ~ e-t, to put up with, endure (eigi mundu þeir þvílíka skömm eða hneisu setið hafa);

sitja

~ e-m e-t, to submit to, put up with at one’s hand (~ mönnum skammir ok skapraunir);

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er slíkt engum manni ~nda, it is not to be endured from any man;

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7) ~ e-m e-t, to cut one off from (hugðust þeir Sveinn at ~ honum vatn);

sitja

8) with preps.:

sitja

~ at e-u, to sit busy with a thing;

sitja

~ at sumbli, to sit at a banquet;

sitja

~ at tafli, to sit at chess;

sitja

~ at fé, nautum, to tend sheep, cattle;

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~ at málum, to sit over a case, debate it;

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~ á stefnu, to be in the chair at a meeting;

sitja

~ á sannindum, to withhold (conceal) the truth;

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~ á sér, to control oneself, keep down one’s temper (Hallgerðr sat mjök á sér um vetrinn);

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~ á svikrædum, svikum við e-n, to plot against one;

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~ fyrir, to be on the spot (úvíst er at vita, hvar úvinir ~ á fleti fyrir);

sitja

~ fyrir e-u, to be a hindrance to (~ fyrir sœmd e-s);

sitja

to be exposed to, have to bear (~ fyrir hvers manns ámæli);

sitja

~ fyrir ádrykkju e-s, to be one’s drinking-mate;

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~ fyrir svörum, to stand questions, be the spokesman;

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~ fyrir málum, to lead the discussion;

sitja

~ fyrir e-m, to lie in ambush (in wait) for;

sitja

~ hjá e-u, to be present at (~ hjá ráðagerðum e-s);

sitja

to sit idly by (þú munt þó drepa vilja bróður minn, ok er þat skömm, ef ek sit hjá);

sitja

~ inni, to sit in prison;

sitja

~ til e-s, to wait;

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er þar til at ~, we may wait till then;

sitja

~ um e-t, to watch for an opportunity;

sitja

þeir sátu um at rengja, they watched to find a flaw in the proceedings;

sitja

to plot against (hann sitr um ríki hans);

sitja

~ um líf e-s, to seek one’s life;

sitja

~ um e-n, to lie in wait for, waylay;

sitja

~ um e-u, to be busy with (~ um nauðsynjamálum);

sitja

~ um borðum, to sit at table;

sitja

~ undir e-u, to be subject to;

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~ yfir e-u, to sit over a thing, be busy with (ekki mun ek lengr yfir þessu ~);

sitja

~ yfir drykkju, borðum, to sit drinking, at table;

sitja

to attend to (~ yfir málum manna);

sitja

~ yfir kvæðum, to listen to songs;

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~ yfir e-u, to take possession of;

sitja

láta slíka ~ yfir váru, to let such persons withhold our property from us;

sitja

to bear down (hann sat yfir virðland);

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~ yfir skörðum hlut, to suffer a loss of right;

sitja

~ yfir sjúkum manni, to sit up with (nurse) a sick person, esp. a woman in labour;

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9) recipr., ~st nær, to sit near one another.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᛏᛁᛅ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary