Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Yfir-seta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

3 definitions

1 yfir-seta

u, f. a ‘sitting-over,’ sedulity; mæðask í vökum ok yfirsetu, 655 xii. 3, H. E. i. 585; ekki ætlaða ek at þat væri mín y. (my business) at dæma milli þeirra, Fms. ix. 334.

2 yfir-seta

2. a holding back; y. á landskyld, D. N. vi. 320.

3 yfir-seta

3. medic. midwifery; in yfirsetu-kona, u, f. a midwife, Stj. 189, as also in mod. usage.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

yfir-seta

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
lit: literally.
medic.: medicinally.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.

Works & Authors

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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