Sjást
Old Icelandic Dictionary - sjástMeaning 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.