sannan

Finnish

Noun

sannan

1. genitive singular of santa

Icelandic

Adjective

sannan

1. masculine singular accusative strong positive degree of sannur

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From sanna (“assert, proof”) +‎ -an, from Proto-Germanic *sanþōniz.

Alternative forms

• sǫnnun

Noun

sannan f (genitive sannanar, plural sannanir)

1. assertation, confirmation
2. proof

Declension

Declension of sannan (strong i-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sannan	sannanin	sannanir	sannanirnar
accusative	sannan	sannanina	sannanir	sannanirnar
dative	sannan	sannaninni	sǫnnunum	sǫnnununum
genitive	sannanar	sannanarinnar	sannana	sannananna

Derived terms

• sannanarmaðr m (“one who vouches for another's word or oath”)
• sannanarmark n (“evidence”)
• sannanarorð n (“epithet”)

Related terms

• saðr, sannr (“true”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: sannan, sönnun
• Faroese: sannan

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

sannan

1. accusative singular masculine of saðr, sannr