Sannan
Old Norse Dictionary - sannan
Meaning of Old Norse word "sannan"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word sannan can mean:sannan
- sannan
- or sönnun, f. a proof, argument, Edda 127, MS. 655 ix. B. 2; til sönnunar síns máls, FaS. ii. 533, freq. in mod. usage: an assertion, confirmation, Stj. 3.
- sannan
- COMPDS: sönnunar-dæmi, -mark, n. evidence, GrEg. 73, Stj. 203. sönnunar-maðr, m. = sannaðarmaðr, Grág. ii. 409, Nj. 241; hafa sönnunarmann sögu sinnar, Rd. 238. sannanar-orð, adj. an epithet, Edda (Ht.) 122. sönnunar-vitni, n. = sannaðarvitni, Eg. 344, v. l.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᚾᚾᛅᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- mod.
- modern.
- S.
- Saga.
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Greg.
- Gregory. (F. II.)
- Ht.
- Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Rd.
- Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)