Sofa
Old Norse Dictionary - sofa
Meaning of Old Norse word "sofa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word sofa can mean:sofa
- sofa
- pres. sing. sefr, older søfr, Hom. 152; pl. sofum, sofit, sofa: pret. svaf, svaft (mod. svafst), svaf; pl. sváfu, svófu, or eliding the v, sófu; subj. svæfi or sœfi; imperat. sof, sofðu; part. sofinn: [Dan. sove, Swed. sofua; a word common to the Teut. and class, languages, if indeed, as Grimm thinks, Goth. slêpan, Engl. sleep, Germ. schlafen, are the same word in different forms; cp. svefn, Engl. swoon.]
- sofa
- B. To sleep; mart um dvelr þann er um morgin sefr, Hm. 59 (Bugge); sjaldan getr sofandi maðr sigr, 58, Vápn. 25; sofa svefn, Fb. i. 550; s. af nóttina, 348; s. af nótt þá, Ísl. ii. 350, Fms. iii. 92; þeir sváfu um nóttina. Eg. 560; hann svaf, Fs. 6, Fms. i, 12; sefr hann þrjár nætr í húsinu, xi. 5; sá er ávalt søfr, Hom. 152; sofa fast, Fms. i. 9; hve fast hann svæfi, Fs. 6; s. sætan, to sleep sweetly. Sól., Sdm.; sem þá at hann svæfi, Ó. H. 219: the phrase, ok sofi yðr þó eigi öll vá, woe shall not sleep for you, shall lie wide awake at your door, Eb. 160; sofa lífi, to sleep one’s life away, Hðm.
- sofa
- II. reflex., hann spyrr hversu þeim hafi sofizk, … hann lætr sér vel hafa sofnazt, he asked how they had slept, … he said he had slept well, Þiðr. 319.
- sofa
- III. part. sofinn, asleep, Hm.; hverr lá sofinn í sínu rúmi, Fb. i. 290, Mag. 154, Clar.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᚠᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Goth.
- Gothic.
- imperat.
- imperative.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- part.
- participle.
- pl.
- plural.
- pres.
- present.
- pret.
- preterite.
- sing.
- singular.
- subj.
- subjunctive.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- Teut.
- Teutonic.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Hðm.
- Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Sdm.
- Sigrdrífu-mál. (A. II.)
- Sól.
- Sólarljóð. (A. III.)
- Vápn.
- Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
- Clar.
- Clarus Saga. (G. II.)
- Mag.
- Magus Saga. (G. II.)