sér

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ser"

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛːr/
  • Rhymes: -ɛːr

Etymology 1

Old Norse sér, from Proto-Germanic *siz.

Pronoun

sér

  1. dative of sig (reflexive pronoun)
    Hann ætlar að senda mynd af sér.
    He's planning to send a picture of himself.
    leika sér.To play.
    Ég leik mér.I play.
    Þú leikur þér.You play.
    Hann leikur sér.He plays.
    Við leikum okkur.We play.
    Þið leikið ykkur.You play.
    Þeir leika sér.They play.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

sér

  1. third-person singular present indicative of sjá

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *siz, dative of *se-.

Pronoun

sér

  1. dative of sik
Declension
Old Norse personal pronouns
singular first person second person reflexive third person
masculine feminine neuter
nominative ek þú hann hon, hón, hǫ́n þat
accusative mik þik sik hann hana, hána þat
dative mér þér sér hánum, hónum, hǫ́num henni því
genitive mín þín sín hans hennar þess
dual first person second person reflexive
nominative vit it, þit
accusative okkr ykkr sik
dative okkr ykkr sér
genitive okkar ykkar sín
plural first person second person reflexive third person
masculine feminine neuter
nominative vér ér, þér þeir þær þau
accusative oss yðr sik þá þær þau
dative oss yðr sér þeim þeim þeim
genitive vár yðar, yðvar sín þeira, þeirra þeira, þeirra þeira, þeirra
Descendants
  • Icelandic: sér
  • Faroese: sær
  • Old Danish: , ᛋᛅ
  • Old Swedish: sær,
  • Old Norse: í sér

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sér

  1. second/third-person singular present active indicative of sjá
  2. second-person singular present active subjunctive of sjá

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sér

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of vera