háseti

Icelandic

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈhauːsɛːtɪ/

Noun

háseti m (genitive singular háseta, nominative plural hásetar)

  1. a deckhand, a sailor; a member of a deck crew
    Synonym: skipverji[1]

Declension

Declension of háseti (masculine)
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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
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