siðr
See also: sidr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *siduz, from Proto-Indo-European *swedʰ- (“custom, habit”). Cognate to Old English sidu (“a custom; a manner; a rite; purity”), Old High German situ (“a custom, a habit”) (whence German Sitte), Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍃 (sidus), Ancient Greek ἦθος (êthos).
Noun
siðr m
- a custom, a habit
- a conduct, morality, religion
Declension
Declension of siðr (strong u-stem)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | siðr | siðrinn | siðir | siðirnir |
| accusative | sið | siðinn | siðu | siðuna |
| dative | siði | siðinum | siðum | siðunum |
| genitive | siðar | siðarins | siða | siðanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: siður
- Faroese: siður
- Norwegian: sed
- Jamtish: sið
- Old Swedish: siþer, sedher
- Swedish: sed
- Danish: sæd
References
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press