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Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish sær, from Old Norse sér.
Pronunciation
Adjective
sær (neuter sært, plural and definite singular attributive sære, comparative særere, superlative (predicative) særest, superlative (attributive) særeste)
- odd, queer, peculiar, weird
- eccentric, dotty
Inflection
| Inflection of sær
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Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative
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| Indefinte common singular
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sær
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særere
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særest2
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| Indefinite neuter singular
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sært
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særere
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særest2
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| Plural
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sære
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særere
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særest2
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sære
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særere
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særeste
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1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
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Synonyms
See also
Faroese
Etymology
Compare Icelandic sér. From Proto-Germanic *se-.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
sær
- reflexive pronoun, 3rd person dative, himself, herself, itself, themselves
Declension
References
- Höskuldur Thráinsson, Hjalmar P. Petersen, Jógvan í Lon Jacobsen, Zakaris Svabo Hansen: Faroese : An Overview and Reference Grammar. Tórshavn: Føroya Fróðskaparfelag, 2004 (p. 119 f., 325 ff.)
Verb
sær
- third-person singular present of síggja
Conjugation
Icelandic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse sær, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz.
Pronunciation
Noun
sær m (genitive singular sævar, no plural)
- (poetic or literary) sea, ocean
Declension
Derived terms
Middle English
Adjective
sær
- Alternative form of sore
Noun
sær
- Alternative form of sore
Adverb
sær
- Alternative form of sore
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse sér, the third person reflexive pronoun in the dative, from Proto-Germanic *siz. Cognates include Icelandic sér and Faroese sær where it is still used as the dative reflexive pronoun, as well as Danish sær, which has taken on senses similar to those in modern Norwegian.
Adjective
sær (neuter sært, definite singular and plural sære, comparative særare, indefinite superlative særast, definite superlative særaste)
- (about a person or behaviour) eccentric, dotty, weird
- odd, peculiar
- (literary) mystical
- sulky
Usage notes
- Used as the first part in compounds, sær more often than not should be understood in the sense of "peculiar" or "special".
Derived terms
References
- “sær” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- “sær-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *saiwiz (“sea, ocean”). Cognate with Old English sǣ, Old Frisian sē, Old Saxon sēo, Old High German sēo, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍃 (saiws).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈsɛːr/
Noun
sær m (genitive sævar)
- the sea, ocean
- Vǫluspá, verse 3, lines 3-4, in 1860, T. Möbius, Edda Sæmundar hins fróða: mit einem Anhang zum Theil bisher ungedruckter Gedichte. Leipzig, page 1:
[…] vara sandr né sær / né svalar unnir, […]- there was no sand nor sea / nor gelid waves,
Declension
Irregular mix of wa- and i-stem endings.
Declension of sær (strong wa-stem)
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
sær
- second/third-person singular present indicative active of sá
References
- sær in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, R. Cleasby and G. Vigfússon, Clarendon Press, 1874, at Internet Archive.
- sær in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.