sér

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ser"

Icelandic

Etymology

Old Norse sér, from Proto-Germanic *siz.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

sér

  1. dative of sig (reflexive pronoun)
    Hann ætlar að senda mynd af sér.
    He's planning to send a picture of himself.
    Að leika sér. ― To play.
    Ég leik mér. ― I play.
    Þú leikur þér. ― You play.
    Hann leikur sér. ― He plays.
    Við leikum okkur. ― We play.
    Þið leikið ykkur. ― You play.
    Þeir leika sér. ― They play.

Declension

declension of sér
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative - - - -
accusative sig, sik† sig, sik† sig, sik† sig, sik†
dative sér sér sér sér
genitive sín sín sín sín

Derived terms

terms derived from the dative form, or sér

Verb

sér

  1. third-person singular present indicative of sjá

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *siz, dative of *se-.

Pronoun

sér

  1. dative of sik
Declension
Old Norse personal pronouns
number first person second person reflexive third person
case singular singular masculine singular feminine singular neuter
nominative ek þú hann hón, hǫ́n þat
accusative mik þik sik hann hana, hána þat
dative mér þér sér hánum, hónum, hǫ́num henni því
genitive mín þín sín hans hennar þess
case dual
nominative vit it, þit
accusative okkr ykkr sik
dative okkr ykkr sér
genitive okkar ykkar sín
case plural plural masculine plural feminine plural neuter
nominative vér ér, þér þeir þær þau
accusative oss yðr sik þá þær þau
dative oss yðr sér þeim þeim þeim
genitive vár yðar, yðvar sín þeira, þeirra þeira, þeirra þeira, þeirra


Descendants
  • Icelandic: sér
  • Faroese: sær
  • Old Swedish: sær, sæ
  • Old Danish: sæ, ᛋᛅ
  • ⇒ Old Norse: í sér

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sér

  1. second/third-person singular present active indicative of sjá
  2. second-person singular present active subjunctive of sjá

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sér

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of vera
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