sœmd

See also: sømd

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • sǿmð

Etymology

sǿma (“to honour”) +‎ -ð (“-th”).

Noun

sœmd f (genitive sǿmdar, plural sǿmdir)

  1. honour
    deyja með sœmd
    die with honour
  2. redress for a loss or injury

Declension

Declension of sœmd (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sœmd sœmdin sœmdir sœmdirnar
accusative sœmd sœmdina sœmdir sœmdirnar
dative sœmd sœmdinni sœmdum sœmdunum
genitive sœmdar sœmdarinnar sœmda sœmdanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: sæmd
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sømd
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sømd

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “sœmd”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 428; also available at the Internet Archive
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