Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Samna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 samna

að, also spelt safna, and so in mod. usage, [saman; cp. Germ. sammeln], to gather, collect, with dat., and so in mod. usage; samna Niflungum, Akv. 17; s. liði, Eg. 9; s. herliði, 10; s. her, Fms. i. 12; s. geldfé, Eg. 740, 741; þeir söfnuðu at sér mönnum, Nj. 23; var víðar safnat, Eg. 32: metaph., samna skrökvi, to put together slander, Lex. Poët.: with acc., samna mikinn her, Fms. x. 337; s. saman mikit fólk, 289; s. lið nakkvat, xi. 27; hann samnar þat ok saman dregr, Stj. 99; saman samnandi týndar þjóðir, 402.

2 samna

II. reflex. to gather together; þeir samnaðusk saman, Fms. i. 136; söfnuðusk þeir saman, Eg. 59; honum samnask útöluligr herr, Al. 17; þá er Páli þótti safnask (increase) fjárhlutr sá, Bs. i. 135.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

samna

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

acc.: accusative.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
dat.: dative.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
p.: page.
reflex: reflexive.
reflex.: reflexive.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Akv.: Atla-kviða. (A. II.)
Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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