seðr

seðr

1. second/third-person singular present indicative active of seðja

From Proto-Germanic *sanþiz (“more near, soon”), a denominal comparative adverb from the root of *sinnaną (“to head for, long for”). Related to senn.

Compare Old Norse senn (“time, occasion, occurance”), Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 (sinþs, “time, occasion, occurance”).

• senn — younger

seðr

1. (archaic) soon, at once, at the same time
   • c. 850, Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, Haustlǫng, stanza 15:

     seðr gekk Svǫlnis ekkja / sundr […]

     at once the wife of Svǫlnir [= Earth] split asunder.

• Norwegian Nynorsk: senn
• Old Danish: sænder
• Old Swedish: senðer, sendher, sender, sænder, sæn
  • Swedish: sänder, sönder, synder, sänner, sänn
  • Swedish: sänder, sönder, synder, sänner, sänn
    • ⇒ Swedish: isänder, omsänder, isönder, omsönder
    • ⇒ Swedish: ised
• ⇒ Old Norse: ?
  • Old Danish: sends (at the same time)
  • Old Swedish: sænz (at the same time)