Sami

Old Norse Dictionary - sami

Meaning of Old Norse word "sami"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word sami can mean:sami

sami
a, m. conciliation; koma sama á með þeim, to reconcile them, Fær. 127.
sami
2. honour; tapa sama sínum, Fær. 410.
sami
3. a due; fá sinn sama, Fms. vi. 20; sem ek hafða föng á ok þinn var sami til, Barl. 66; þat er ekki sami, ‘tis not beseeming, Fbr. 81 new Ed. sama-staðr, m.; það er góðr samastaðr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᛘᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Fær.
Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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