Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic
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regard truth and right; hann spurði, hví (= hverju) þat sætti, he asked how it came about, what was the reason.
sæta, f. a woman whose husband has gone out of the country.
sæti, n. (1) seat; vísa e-m til sætis, to assign a seat to one; (2) hay-rick (brjóta ofan s.).
sætis-stóll, m. a chair of state.
sætr, n. pl. mountain pastures (til sætra ok í bygðinni), = setr.
sæ-tré, n. pl., poet. 'sea-trees', ships.
sætt, a. n. so that one can sit; setit er nú meðan s. er, we have sat as long as we could.
sætt (pl. -ir), f. reconciliation, agreement (s. þeira konungs ok Erlings), = sátt.
sætta (-tta, -ttr), v. to reconcile (s. e-n við e-n); refl., sættast, to come to terms; s. á málit, to come to an agreement in the matter.
sætta-brigði, n. breach of an agreement;
-laust, a. n. without truce.
sættar-boð, n. = sáttarboð;
-bréf, n. written evidence of agreement;
-efni, n. basis of an agreement;
-fundr, peace - meeting;
-gørð, f. = sáttargørð;
-orð, n. pl. words of peace, mediation;
-rof, n. breach of an agreement;
-stefna, f. = -fundr.
sætta-umleitan, f. =sáttarumleitan.
sætt-fúss, a. willing to come to terms or make peace,
sættir, m. peace-maker, reconciler.
sævar-, gen. from 'sær';
-bakki, m. sea-beach; -borg, f. a castle on the sea;
-djúp, n. the deep sea;
-gangr, m. the swell of the sea, the sea running high;
-hamrar, m. pl. sea-crags.
sœfa (-ða, -ðr), v. (1) to put to death, kill, esp. a sacrificial beast (sœfð vóru þau kvikendi, er goðunum var fórnat); (2) refl., sœfast, to be killed; s. á sverðinu, spjótinu, to be killed by a sword or spear thrust through the body (sœfist hón á sverðinu ok deyr).
sœfari, m. sacrificing priest.
sœfing, f. sacrifice (s. guðs lambs).
sœgr (pl. -ir), m. (1) wet weather, rain; (2) tumult, uproar (s. mikill er í bœnum ok lið allt ölótt); (3) shred [rífa líkanna í sœgi sundr].
sœkja (sœki, sótta, sóttr), v. (1) to seek (hann ætlar at s. sér kirkjuvið ok siglir þegar á haf); þangat sœkir þik engi, no one will seek thee thither; s. heilræði ok traust at e-m, to seek good counsel and help from one; s. um lið-veizlu við e-n, to call on one for support; (2) to go to fetch (B. átti erendi yfir fjörð at s. skjöldu sína ok vápn); s. e-t í e-n stað or til e-s staðar, to go to a place to fetch a thing (s. grös upp í hlíð, vatn til lækjar); 3) to visit, come to (enn aldna jötun ek sótta); s. e-n heim, to come to see one, visit one in his home; s. þing, to attend or frequent á þing; s. e-n at liðveizlu, um liðveizlu, to call on one for support; (4) to attack, assail (s. e-n með vápnum; þessir munu s. oss með eldi); s. e-n heim, to fall upon one in his house (Gunnar sóttu heim þeir höfðingjar, er ...); (5) to catch, overtake (nú fiðr hann geldingaflokk ok fær eigi sótt); (6) to overcome, master (munu þeir mik aldri fá sótt, meðan ek kem boganum við); to carry, take (eigi mun eyin sótt verða); (7) to pursue; þeir sækja ferðina knáliga, they push on doughtily; s. fast róðrinn (sundit), to pull (swim) hard; (8) to prosecute, in a lawsuit (s. e-n sökum, s. e-n til fullra laga); sótti K. til lands at Móeiðarhváli, K. laid claim to the land at M.; s. sök, mál, to carry on a suit; skalt þú s. þær sakir báðar, both these suits thou shall take up; s. mál til laga, to follow up a suit at law; (9) to pass over (býðr þeim at s. fjallit norðr í bygð); var áin all-ill at s., the river was very bad to cross; (10) absol. to proceed, go, advance (þeir stíga af hestunum ok sœkja upp á hólinn); er hann sótti langt austr, when he had advanced far eastward; s. á fund e-s, to go to see one; s. at, s. á, to attack (s. á borg); to urge the matter, insist (Þ. sótti á því meirr, en G. fór undan); s. eptir e-m, to pursue (Egill sótti þá eptir þeim); s. fram, to advance, go forward, in battle (E. sótti þá fram
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