sjǫt

See also: sjot

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *setō. Cognate with Old English set.

Noun

sjǫt n (genitive sjatar, plural sjatir)

  1. home, abode, seat
    ragna sjǫt
    the abode of the divine powers

Declension

Declension of sjǫt (strong a-stem, plural only)
neuter plural
indefinite definite
nominative sjǫt sjǫtin
accusative sjǫt sjǫtin
dative sjǫtum sjǫtunum
genitive sjata sjatanna

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “sjöt”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 366; also available at the Internet Archive
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