Sjást

Old Icelandic Dictionary - sjást

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "sjást" in English.

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

sjást Old Icelandic word can mean:

sjást
v. refl. to fear (fátt hygg ek yðr ~);
sjást
láta á ~, to let it appear, show signs of (þeir þögðu yfir ok létu ekki á ~);
sjást
~ fyrir, to look before one, be cautious (hitt mundi mitt ráð at hrapa ekki ferðinni, ~ heldr fyrir);
sjást
~ lítt fyrir, to be impetuous, rash (er Agli of mjök ættgengt at ~ lítt fyrir);
sjást
~ um, to look about (þá litu allir út nema konungr, hann stóð ok sást eigi um);
sjást
impers., at þeim hefði kynliga um sézt, that they had made a strange oversight in this;
sjást
e-m sést yfir, one makes a mistake, overlooks a thing;
sjást
þeim mun hafa yfir sézt, they must have made a mistake;
sjást
recipr., ~, to see one another;
sjást
vit munum aldri ~ síðan, we shall never see one another more;
sjást
ef þit sjáist tveir á, if ye fight it out among yourselves;
sjást
~ til, to look to one another (sást til síðan, áðr í sundr hyrfi);
sjást
pass., þeir sást aldri síðan, they were never seen afterwards.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᛅᛋᛏ

Abbreviations used:

impers.
impersonal.
e-m
einhverjum.
pass.
passive.
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