saðr
See also: SADR
Old Norse
Etymology 1
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
- sated
Related terms
- seðja (“satisfy, satiate”)
Descendants
- Danish: sat
- Faroese: saður
- Icelandic: saður
- Norwegian: satt
Etymology 2
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. Confer with maðr.
Alternative forms
- sannr
Adjective
saðr (comparative sannari, superlative sannastr)
- true
- meet, proper
- (with at + dative) convicted of, guilty of
Declension
Strong declension of saðr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | saðr | sǫnn | satt |
| accusative | sannan | sanna | satt |
| dative | sǫnnum | saðri | sǫnnu |
| genitive | sanns | saðrar | sanns |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | sannir | sannar | sǫnn |
| accusative | sanna | sannar | sǫnn |
| dative | sǫnnum | sǫnnum | sǫnnum |
| genitive | saðra | saðra | saðra |
Weak declension of saðr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sanni | sanna | sanna |
| accusative | sanna | sǫnnu | sanna |
| dative | sanna | sǫnnu | sanna |
| genitive | sanna | sǫnnu | sanna |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | sǫnnu | sǫnnu | sǫnnu |
| accusative | sǫnnu | sǫnnu | sǫnnu |
| dative | sǫnnum | sǫnnum | sǫnnum |
| genitive | sǫnnu | sǫnnu | sǫnnu |
Declension of comparative of saðr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sannari | sannara | sannara |
| accusative | sannara | sannari | sannara |
| dative | sannara | sannari | sannara |
| genitive | sannara | sannari | sannara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | sannari | sannari | sannari |
| accusative | sannari | sannari | sannari |
| dative | sǫnnurum | sǫnnurum | sǫnnurum |
| genitive | sannari | sannari | sannari |
Strong declension of superlative of saðr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sannastr | sǫnnust | sannast |
| accusative | sannastan | sannasta | sannast |
| dative | sǫnnustum | sannastri | sǫnnustu |
| genitive | sannasts | sannastrar | sannasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | sannastir | sannastar | sǫnnust |
| accusative | sannasta | sannastar | sǫnnust |
| dative | sǫnnustum | sǫnnustum | sǫnnustum |
| genitive | sannastra | sannastra | sannastra |
Weak declension of superlative of saðr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sannasti | sannasta | sannasta |
| accusative | sannasta | sǫnnustu | sannasta |
| dative | sannasta | sǫnnustu | sannasta |
| genitive | sannasta | sǫnnustu | sannasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | sǫnnustu | sǫnnustu | sǫnnustu |
| accusative | sǫnnustu | sǫnnustu | sǫnnustu |
| dative | sǫnnustum | sǫnnustum | sǫnnustum |
| genitive | sǫnnustu | sǫnnustu | sǫnnustu |
Derived terms
- hafa sannfregit (“to have true intelligence of”)
- hafa sannfrétt (“to have true intelligence of”)
- hafa sannspurt (“to have true intelligence of”)
- sannefni n (“appropriate name”)
- sannfróðr (“wellinformed”)
- sannfrœði f (“true information”)
- sanngǫfugr (“truly noble”)
- sannheilagr (“truly saintly”)
- sannkallaðr (“truly called”)
- sannkenna (“to call by right name”)
- sannkenning (“epithet?”)
- sannkristinn (“a true Christian”)
- sannleikr m (“truth, verity”)
- sannliga (“verily, truly”)
- sannligr (“likely, probable”)
- sannmáll (“truthful, veracious”)
- sannmálugr (“truthful, veracious”)
- sannmæli (“(spoken) truth”)
- sannmæltr (“truth-speaking”)
- sannorðr (“truthful, veracious”)
- sannprófa (“to ascertain”)
- sannr m (“truth, fairness, estimation”)
- sannreyndr (“duly proved”)
- sannsaga f (“true tale”)
- sannsagðr (“truly said”)
- sannsakaðr (“convicted, guilty”)
- sannspár (“prophesying true”)
- sannsæi f (“equity, fairness”)
- sannsær (“just, impartial”)
- sannsýni f (“equity, fairness”)
- sannsýnn (“just, impartial”)
- sannsǫgli f (“truthfulness, veracity”)
- sannsǫgull (“veracious, truthful”)
- sanntalat (“truly said”)
- sannvinr m (“true friend”)
- sannvitaðr (“known for certain”)
- sannvitr (“truly wise”)
- sannvænn (“near the truth, fair”)
- sannyrði n pl (“true words”)
Related terms
- sanna (“to affirm, prove”)
- syn f (“denial”)
- synd f (“sin”)
- vera (“to be”)
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.