Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Sjatna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 sjatna

að, older form setna (q. v.), Finnb. 336, Fms. ii. 43, Fb. i. 56, [setna, sitja, setja]:—to ‘settle,’ sink, dwindle, subside, esp. of food, to be digested just after having been taken; fyllask menn ekki af því vatni, sjatnar þat vel, ok rennr í hörund sem mungát, Sks. 163; láta sér sjatna, of resting after a meal.

2 sjatna

2. metaph. to subside, abate; væntu þeir at heldr mundi sjatna úfriðrinn, Ísl. ii. 386; ok megi þá s. þessi úþokki er í millum ykkar er, Fs. 158; ílla mun s. újafnaðr þeirra bræðra, Lv. 4; ok vit ef sjatni hennar ofsi, Fas. i. 194; þinn ofsi mun ílla s., 189; þóttusk allir vita at eigi mundi sogurt s., Nj. 141, Orkn. (in a verse).

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Runic Inscription

sjatna

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
q. v.: quod vide.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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