Setning

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Setning

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛁᛏᚾᛁᚾᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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