saðr

See also: Sadr and SADR

Old Norse

Etymology 1

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

• sannr

Adjective

saðr (comparative sannari, superlative sannastr)

1. true
2. meet, proper
3. convicted of, guilty of [with at (+ dative)]

Declension

Strong declension of saðr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	saðr	sǫnn	satt
accusative	sannan	sanna	satt
dative	sǫnnum	saðri	sǫnnu
genitive	sanns	saðrar	sanns
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sannir	sannar	sǫnn
accusative	sanna	sannar	sǫnn
dative	sǫnnum	sǫnnum	sǫnnum
genitive	saðra	saðra	saðra

Weak declension of saðr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sanni	sanna	sanna
accusative	sanna	sǫnnu	sanna
dative	sanna	sǫnnu	sanna
genitive	sanna	sǫnnu	sanna
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sǫnnu	sǫnnu	sǫnnu
accusative	sǫnnu	sǫnnu	sǫnnu
dative	sǫnnum	sǫnnum	sǫnnum
genitive	sǫnnu	sǫnnu	sǫnnu

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

• 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”)
• sannr m (“truth, fairness, estimation”)
• sannreyndr (“duly proved”)
• 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

• sanna (“to affirm, prove”)
• syn f (“denial”)
• synd f (“sin”)
• vera (“to be”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: sannur
• Faroese: sannur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: sann
• Norwegian Bokmål: sann
• Old Swedish: sander
  • Swedish: sann
• Danish: sand

Etymology 2

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

saðr

1. sated

Related terms

• seðja (“satisfy, satiate”)

Descendants

• Danish: sat
• Faroese: saður
• Icelandic: saður
• Norwegian: satt

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “saðr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 345; also available at the Internet Archive
• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “saðr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 350; also available at the Internet Archive