Senn
Old Norse Dictionary - senn
Meaning of Old Norse word "senn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word senn can mean:senn
- senn
- adv., an older seðr, Haustl., [Ulf. suns = εὐθέως; A. S. sona; Engl. soon; Germ. schon]:—soon, at once, = Lat. jam; enn er biskup heyrði þessar greinir, tók hann senn ór at þat væri yfir-drepskapr Ásgríms, he saw at once, that …, BS. i. 727; seðr gékk Svölnis ekkja sundr, then went the earth asunder, Haustl.; sá maðr stóð í dyrum ok var senn horfinn, BS. i. 199.
- senn
- 2. in mod. usage, presently, after a while (but not directly), e. g. eg get ekki nú komið, en skal senn koma.
- senn
- II. with a numeral or numeral adjective, at the same time; fimm sauði senn, Grág. ii. 359; fjóra hluti senn, i. 37; allir senn, all at once, Nj. 97; þá tóku allir senn at mæla, Niðr. 110; báðir senn, Nj. 178, FmS. i. 189; nú koma leigu-liðar eigi allir í senn, Gþl. 354, Stj. 413; ríðum í flokkum ok alldri meirr en einn í senn, one by one, Ísl. ii. 378; hann skaut báðum senn, FmS. viii. 352; ok æ tvá senn, Karl. 277; var þá mjök allt senn, at … ok, Mar.; einn jarl senn, one at a time, FmS. vi. 289; ok er þorparalegt at væta allan senn dúkinn, 322; ef þeir mætti öllu senn liði Erlings, Ó. H. 182.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adv.
- adverb.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- S.
- Saga.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- v.
- vide.
- e. g.
- exempli gratia.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Haustl.
- Haustlöng. (A. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)