Seinka
Old Norse Dictionary - seinka
Meaning of Old Norse word "seinka"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word seinka can mean:seinka
- seinka
- að, to delay, slacken, Ísl. ii. 217: with acc., S. gönguna, Rb. 106; S. e-t mál, to put a case off, FmS. i. 74: with dat., and so in mod. usage, seinka e-u, Ísl. ii. 217, Gísl. 121.
- seinka
- II. reflex. to be delayed; þótti seinkask um kvámu hans, FmS. ii. 72, xi. 70; mjök þótti seinkask atlagan, vii. 259; þá er seinkaðisk um svörin, MS. 623. 16.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᛁᚾᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- acc.
- accusative.
- dat.
- dative.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)