seðja

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse seðja, from Proto-Germanic *sadjaną. Compare the Latin satiō (I satisfy).

Pronunciation

Verb

seðja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative saddi, supine satt)

  1. (transitive, governs the accusative case) to fill, to satiate, to sate
    Seðja hrafn á holdi.
    To feed a raven with flesh.
    Seðja þorsta.
    To slake the thirst.

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • seðjast (reflective) to be sated, to eat one's fill

References

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sadjaną. Compare the Latin satiō (I satisfy).

Verb

seðja

  1. (transitive) to satiate, satisfy

Conjugation

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