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Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *samaz (“same, alike”), whence also Old High German sama. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *somHós, made from the root *sem- (“together, one”).
Adjective
samr (feminine sǫm, neuter samt)
- the same
- agreeing, of one mind
Declension
Strong declension of samr
Determiner
samr (feminine sǫm, neuter samt)
- same
Declension
The determiner may be declined either strongly or weakly, but, being a determiner, this does not affect definition
Strong declension of samr
Descendants
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “samr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive