Sæmr
Old Norse Dictionary - sæmr
Meaning of Old Norse word "sæmr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sæmr
- adj. becoming, fit; þar eru eyru sæmst sem óxu, Nj 80; baugr er á beru sæmstr, Edda (in a verse), a saying; höfuð þitt mun þar sæmst sem nú er þat, Fb. ii. 290; þér væri sęmra, it would become thee better, Hkv. 2. 21; heldr er smri hendi þeirri meðal-kafli enn möndul-tré, 2. 2, o Hkv. Hjörv. 34; fyrr væri sæmra, it would have been better sooner, Fas. ii. 518.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᛘᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Hkv.
- Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
- Hkv. Hjörv.
- Helga-kviða Hjörvarðssonar. (A. II.)