saðr

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *sanþaz Proto-Indo-European *h₁s-ónt-s (“being, existing”), present participle of *h₁es- (“to be, exist”). The change -nnr > -ðr is regular. Compare with maðr.

Alternative forms

• sannr

Adjective

saðr (comparative sannari, superlative sannastr)

1. true
2. meet, proper
3. (with at + dative) convicted of, guilty of

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

• sanna (“to affirm, prove”)
• syn f (“denial”)
• synd f (“sin”)
• vera (“to be”)

Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *sadaz, whence also Old English sæd, Old Frisian sed, Old Saxon sad, Old High German sat, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌸𐍃 (saþs). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂-.

Adjective

saðr

1. sated

Related terms

• seðja (“satisfy, satiate”)

Descendants

• Danish: sat
• Faroese: saður
• Icelandic: saður
• Norwegian: satt

References

• saðr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
• sannr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.