Sjatna

Old Icelandic Dictionary - sjatna

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "sjatna" in English.

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

sjatna Old Icelandic word can mean:

sjatna
(að,), v.
sjatna
1) to sink, dwindle, subside, = setna; esp. of food, to be digested; honum ~ði eigi fœða, he could not digest his food;
sjatna
2) fig. to subside, abate (þinn ofsi mun illa s.).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᛅᛏᚾᛅ

Abbreviations used:

esp.
especially.

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