Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Setning

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

3 definitions

1 setning

f. position, site, Al. 89; s. hússins, the plan of a bouse, Fms. v. 338; þoka e-u ór setningu, to dislodge, Rb. 562.

2 setning

2. order, arrangement, mode; hver er s. háttanna, what is the mode, composition of the metres’? Edda 120.

3 setning

3. an order, rule, rite; skipan ok setning, Stj. 279; bera járn eptir réttri setningu (rites), Fms. ix. 283; með annarri setningu, 625. 82; eptir heilagra feðra setning, K. Á. 30; manna setning, human rules, opp. to divine commandments, Anecd. 54; fornar ok lögligar setningar, Sks. 346; setningar eðr siðvenjur, K. Á. 222; boðorð ok setningar, Stj. 162; lögligar setningar, Sks. 342; s. landa á milli, 277; af setningu, according to a plan, Skúlda 174, Fms. iii. 184; this last use of the word is influenced by eccl. Lat. In mod. usage the masc. prevails.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

setning

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

eccl: ecclesiastical.
eccl.: ecclesiastical.
f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
masc.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
opp: opposed to.
opp.: opposed.
opp. to: opposed to.
p.: page.
s. v.: sub verbo.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Anecd.: Anecdoton. (H. II.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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