Definitions
Definitions
1 sein
n. a delay; nú var eigi sein á (seinat?) konungi til mótsins, the king did not wait for him, Fms. vi. 239: the saying, ein stund verðr opt at seinum, one hour may make it too late, Harms. 41; aldri læt ek at munni sein, Mkv. 24; frið-sein, lack of peace, disturbance, Þd. 9.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
sein
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "sein" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).