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

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”)
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
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