sátt

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See also: satt, sätt, sætt, and sått

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse sætt, sátt, from Proto-Germanic *sahtiz, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g-. More at saught.

Pronunciation

Noun

sátt f (genitive singular sáttar, uncountable)

  1. a reconciliation
  2. a settlement

Declension

f2s singular
indefinite definite
nominative sátt sáttin
accusative sátt sáttina
dative sátt sáttini
genitive sáttar sáttarinnar

Synonyms

Derived terms

Icelandic

Etymology

Doublet of sætt.

Noun

sátt f (genitive singular sáttar, nominative plural sættir or sáttir)

  1. reconciliation, agreement

Declension

References

  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “sátt”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • “sátt” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *sahtiz.

Alternative forms

Noun

sátt f (genitive sáttar, plural sáttir)

  1. reconciliation, covenant, agreement
Declension
Declension of sátt (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sátt sáttin sáttir sáttirnar
accusative sátt sáttina sáttir sáttirnar
dative sátt sáttinni sáttum sáttunum
genitive sáttar sáttarinnar sátta sáttanna
Derived terms

Further reading

  1. page/352 Internet Archive]

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sátt

  1. second-person singular past indicative of sjá