seðja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse seðja, from Proto-Germanic *sadjaną. Compare the Latin satiō (I satisfy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛðja/
    Rhymes: -ɛðja

Verb

seðja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative saddi, supine satt)

  1. to fill, to satiate, to sate [with accusative]
    Synonym: metta
    Seðja hrafn á holdi.
    To feed a raven with flesh.
    Seðja þorsta.
    To slake the thirst.

Conjugation

seðja – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur seðja
supine sagnbót satt
present participle
seðjandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég seð saddi seðji seddi
þú seður saddir seðjir seddir
hann, hún, það seður saddi seðji seddi
plural við seðjum söddum seðjum seddum
þið seðjið södduð seðjið sedduð
þeir, þær, þau seðja söddu seðji seddu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú seð (þú), seddu
plural þið seðjið (þið), seðjiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
seðjast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að seðjast
supine sagnbót saðst
present participle
seðjandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég seðst saddist seðjist seddist
þú seðst saddist seðjist seddist
hann, hún, það seðst saddist seðjist seddist
plural við seðjumst söddumst seðjumst seddumst
þið seðjist söddust seðjist seddust
þeir, þær, þau seðjast söddust seðjist seddust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú seðst (þú), seðstu
plural þið seðist (þið), seðisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
saddur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
saddur sadd satt saddir saddar sadd
accusative
(þolfall)
saddan sadda satt sadda saddar sadd
dative
(þágufall)
saddum saddri saddu saddum saddum saddum
genitive
(eignarfall)
sadds saddrar sadds seddra seddra seddra
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
saddi sadda sadda saddu saddu saddu
accusative
(þolfall)
sadda saddu sadda saddu saddu saddu
dative
(þágufall)
sadda saddu sadda saddu saddu saddu
genitive
(eignarfall)
sadda saddu sadda saddu saddu saddu

Derived terms

  • seðjast (to be sated, to eat one's fill)
  • saddur (satiated, full)
  • saddur á (to have got enough of something)
  • saðning (satiation, fullness)

References

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

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sadjaną. Compare the Latin satiō (I satisfy).

Verb

seðja

  1. (transitive) to satiate, satisfy

Conjugation

Conjugation of seðja — active (weak class 1)
infinitive seðja
present participle seðjandi
past participle saddr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular seð sadda seðja sedda
2nd person singular seðr saddir seðir seddir
3rd person singular seðr saddi seði seddi
1st person plural seðjum sǫddum seðim seddim
2nd person plural seðið sǫdduð seðið seddið
3rd person plural seðja sǫddu seði seddi
imperative present
2nd person singular seð
1st person plural seðjum
2nd person plural seðið
Conjugation of seðja — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive seðjask
present participle seðjandisk
past participle sazk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular seðjumk sǫddumk seðjumk seddumk
2nd person singular sezk saddisk seðisk seddisk
3rd person singular sezk saddisk seðisk seddisk
1st person plural seðjumsk sǫddumsk seðimsk seddimsk
2nd person plural seðizk sǫdduzk seðizk seddizk
3rd person plural seðjask sǫddusk seðisk seddisk
imperative present
2nd person singular sezk
1st person plural seðjumsk
2nd person plural seðizk

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “seðja”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 352; also available at the Internet Archive