sǿmr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• sœmr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sōmiz. Cognate with Proto-West Germanic *sōm(ī). Related to the verb sœma.

Adjective

sǿmr (comparative sœmri, superlative sœmstr)

1. seemly, fitting

Declension

    Strong declension of sǿmr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sœmr	sœm	sœmt
accusative	sœman	sœma	sœmt
dative	sœmum	sœmri	sœmu
genitive	sœms	sœmrar	sœms
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sœmir	sœmar	sœm
accusative	sœma	sœmar	sœm
dative	sœmum	sœmum	sœmum
genitive	sœmra	sœmra	sœmra

    Weak declension of sǿmr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sœmi	sœma	sœma
accusative	sœma	sœmu	sœma
dative	sœma	sœmu	sœma
genitive	sœma	sœmu	sœma
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sœmu	sœmu	sœmu
accusative	sœmu	sœmu	sœmu
dative	sœmum	sœmum	sœmum
genitive	sœmu	sœmu	sœmu

    Declension of comparative of sǿmr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sœmri	sœmri	sœmra
accusative	sœmra	sœmri	sœmra
dative	sœmra	sœmri	sœmra
genitive	sœmra	sœmri	sœmra
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sœmri	sœmri	sœmri
accusative	sœmri	sœmri	sœmri
dative	sœmrum	sœmrum	sœmrum
genitive	sœmri	sœmri	sœmri

    Strong declension of superlative of sǿmr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sœmstr	sœmst	sœmst
accusative	sœmstan	sœmsta	sœmst
dative	sœmstum	sœmstri	sœmstu
genitive	sœmsts	sœmstrar	sœmsts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sœmstir	sœmstar	sœmst
accusative	sœmsta	sœmstar	sœmst
dative	sœmstum	sœmstum	sœmstum
genitive	sœmstra	sœmstra	sœmstra

    Weak declension of superlative of sǿmr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sœmsti	sœmsta	sœmsta
accusative	sœmsta	sœmstu	sœmsta
dative	sœmsta	sœmstu	sœmsta
genitive	sœmsta	sœmstu	sœmsta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sœmstu	sœmstu	sœmstu
accusative	sœmstu	sœmstu	sœmstu
dative	sœmstum	sœmstum	sœmstum
genitive	sœmstu	sœmstu	sœmstu

Descendants

• Icelandic: sæmur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: søm
• → Middle English: seme