Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Serða

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 serða

sarð, an obsolete defective strong verb, part. sorðinn, also stroðinn (formed as if from metathesis), Grág. ii. 147; the word remains in the vulgar streða, used of dogs and beasts: [mid. H. G. serte]:—stuprare, with the notion of Sodomitic practices; ef maðr kallar mann sorðinn, id.; viltú serða hann, Fas. ii. 337; sarð hann yðr þá eigi Agðinn, Fms. vi. 360; in Nj. 15 it is not used in a proper sense: pass., Fb. iii. 427.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

serða

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
mid. H. G.: Middle High German.
part: participle.
part.: participle.
pass.: passive, passively.
prop: properly.

Works & Authors

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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