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á-samt

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3 definitions

1 á-samt

adv. along with:

2 á-samt

1. loc., in the phrase, vera á., to be together (now saman), esp. of married people, Sturl. 199, Fms. i. 198, cp. Skm. 7.

3 á-samt

β. koma á., to agree, (in mod. usage, koma vel, illa, saman, to be on good, bad terms); þat kom lítt á., they disagreed, Fms. iv. 369; þau kómu vel á., they lived happily together, of married people, Nj. 25, (in mod. usage, þeim kom vel saman); kómu allar ræður á. með þeim, Eg. 750; svá sem þeim kemr á. (impers.), as is agreed on by them, Jb. 116.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

á-samt

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "á-samt" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adv
adverb.
adv.
adverb.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
esp
especially.
esp.
especially.
impers
impersonal.
impers.
impersonal.
l.
Linnæus.
loc
local, locally.
loc.
local, locally.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
p.
page.
pers.
person, personal.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Skm.
Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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