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samr

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See also: sámr

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)

  1. the same
  2. agreeing, of one mind

Declension

More information singular, masculine ...
More information singular, masculine ...

Determiner

samr (feminine sǫm, neuter samt)

  1. same

Declension

The determiner may be declined either strongly or weakly, but, being a determiner, this does not affect definition

More information singular, masculine ...
More information singular, masculine ...

Descendants

  • Icelandic: samur
  • Faroese: samur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: same
  • Old Swedish: samber
  • Old Danish: samæ
  • Norwegian Bokmål: samme
  • → Middle English: same

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “samr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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