saðr
Appearance
Old Norse
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *sanþaz Proto-Indo-European *h₁s-ónt-s (“being, existing”), present participle of *h₁es- (“to be, exist”). The change -nnr > -ðr is regular. Compare with maðr.
Alternative forms
[edit]Adjective
[edit]saðr (comparative sannari, superlative sannastr)
Declension
[edit] Strong declension of saðr
Weak declension of saðr
Declension of comparative of saðr
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | sannari | sannari | sannara |
accusative | sannara | sannari | sannara |
dative | sannara | sannari | sannara |
genitive | sannara | sannari | sannara |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | sannari | sannari | sannari |
accusative | sannari | sannari | sannari |
dative | sǫnnurum | sǫnnurum | sǫnnurum |
genitive | sannari | sannari | sannari |
Strong declension of superlative of saðr
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | sannastr | sǫnnust | sannast |
accusative | sannastan | sannasta | sannast |
dative | sǫnnustum | sannastri | sǫnnustu |
genitive | sannasts | sannastrar | sannasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | sannastir | sannastar | sǫnnust |
accusative | sannasta | sannastar | sǫnnust |
dative | sǫnnustum | sǫnnustum | sǫnnustum |
genitive | sannastra | sannastra | sannastra |
Weak declension of superlative of saðr
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | sannasti | sannasta | sannasta |
accusative | sannasta | sǫnnustu | sannasta |
dative | sannasta | sǫnnustu | sannasta |
genitive | sannasta | sǫnnustu | sannasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | sǫnnustu | sǫnnustu | sǫnnustu |
accusative | sǫnnustu | sǫnnustu | sǫnnustu |
dative | sǫnnustum | sǫnnustum | sǫnnustum |
genitive | sǫnnustu | sǫnnustu | sǫnnustu |
Derived terms
[edit]- hafa sannfregit (“to have true intelligence of”)
- hafa sannfrétt (“to have true intelligence of”)
- hafa sannspurt (“to have true intelligence of”)
- sannefni n (“appropriate name”)
- sannfróðr (“wellinformed”)
- sannfrœði f (“true information”)
- sanngǫfugr (“truly noble”)
- sannheilagr (“truly saintly”)
- sannkallaðr (“truly called”)
- sannkenna (“to call by right name”)
- sannkenning (“epithet?”)
- sannkristinn (“a true Christian”)
- sannleikr m (“truth, verity”)
- sannliga (“verily, truly”)
- sannligr (“likely, probable”)
- sannmáll (“truthful, veracious”)
- sannmálugr (“truthful, veracious”)
- sannmæli (“(spoken) truth”)
- sannmæltr (“truth-speaking”)
- sannorðr (“truthful, veracious”)
- sannprófa (“to ascertain”)
- sannreyndr (“duly proved”)
- sannr m (“truth, fairness, estimation”)
- sannsaga f (“true tale”)
- sannsagðr (“truly said”)
- sannsakaðr (“convicted, guilty”)
- sannspár (“prophesying true”)
- sannsæi f (“equity, fairness”)
- sannsær (“just, impartial”)
- sannsýni f (“equity, fairness”)
- sannsýnn (“just, impartial”)
- sannsǫgli f (“truthfulness, veracity”)
- sannsǫgull (“veracious, truthful”)
- sanntalat (“truly said”)
- sannvinr m (“true friend”)
- sannvitaðr (“known for certain”)
- sannvitr (“truly wise”)
- sannvænn (“near the truth, fair”)
- sannyrði n pl (“true words”)
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *sadaz, whence also Old English sæd, Old Frisian sed, Old Saxon sad, Old High German sat, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌸𐍃 (saþs). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂-.
Adjective
[edit]saðr
Related terms
[edit]- seðja (“satisfy, satiate”)
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- saðr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
- sannr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
Categories:
- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Norse terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁es-
- Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Norse lemmas
- Old Norse adjectives
- Old Norse terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *seh₂-