Sessa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Sessa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 sessa

u, f., gen. sessna, N. G. L. i. 104; a seat in a ship (= rúm), the size of the ship was counted by the ‘seats;’ þat skip er með sessum má telja, N. G. L. i. 39; ok göra eigi skemra en sessum má telja, 99; tvítug-s., a twenty-oared ship, id.; þrettún-s., fimt;ui-s., sextuu-s. (q. v.), id. II. a cushion in a chuïch, Ám. 77. Dipl. iii. 4: in mod. usage, of a pad or cushion on a saddle. sessu-nautr, m. a bench-mate. Fms. ii. 147, vi. 241, Ó. H. 52.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛁᛋᛋᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
f.: feminine.
gen.: genitive.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.
q. v.: quod vide.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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