háseti
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Icelandic
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Etymology
[edit]From há- (“of an oarlock”) + seti (“one who sits”), from hár (“róðrarþollur, keipur; an oarlock”) and seti from the verb sitja (“to sit”), literally "one who sits at the oarlock"—"one who rows".[1]
Compare the Nynorsk håbsete and Old Swedish hasæti.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]háseti m (genitive singular háseta, nominative plural hásetar)
Declension
[edit]| Declension of háseti | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m-w1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | háseti | hásetinn | hásetar | hásetarnir |
| accusative | háseta | hásetann | háseta | hásetana |
| dative | háseta | hásetanum | hásetum | hásetunum |
| genitive | háseta | hásetans | háseta | hásetanna |
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)