sær

See also: Sær, saer, sáer, sær-, sär-, Appendix:Variations of "sar", and Appendix:Variations of "ser"

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish sær, from Old Norse sér.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sɛːr/, [sæɐ̯ˀ]

Adjective

sær (neuter sært, plural and definite singular attributive sære, comparative særere, superlative (predicative) særest, superlative (attributive) særeste)

  1. odd, queer, peculiar, weird
  2. eccentric, dotty

Inflection
Inflection of sær
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular sær særere særest2
Neuter singular sært særere særest2
Plural sære særere særest2
Definite attributive1 sære særere særeste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms

See also

Faroese

Etymology

Compare Icelandic sér. From Proto-Germanic *se-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [sɛar]

Pronoun

sær

  1. reflexive pronoun, 3rd person dative, himself, herself, itself, themselves
    Hon vaskaði sær.
    She washed herself.

Declension
Reflexive pronouns - Afturbent fornavn
Singular (eintal), Plural (fleirtal) 3. m, f, n
Nominative (hvørfall) —
Accusative (hvønnfall) seg
Dative (hvørjumfall) sær
Genitive (hvørsfall) sín

References
  • Höskuldur Thráinsson, Hjalmar P. Petersen, Jógvan í Lon Jacobsen, Zakaris Svabo Hansen: Faroese : An Overview and Reference Grammar. Tórshavn: Føroya Fróðskaparfelag, 2004 (p. 119 f., 325 ff.)

Verb

sær

  1. third-person singular present of síggja

Conjugation
Conjugation of síggja (irregular)
infinitive síggja
supine sæð, sætt
participle (a18)1 síggjandi sæddur
present past
first singular síggi sá
second singular sært sást
third singular sær sá
plural síggja sóu
imperative
singular sí/síggj!
plural síggið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse sær, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /saiːr/
  • Rhymes: -aiːr

Noun

sær m (genitive singular sævar, no plural)

  1. (poetic or literary) sea, ocean

Declension
declension of sær
m-s3 singular
indefinite definite
nominative sær særinn
accusative sæ sæinn
dative sæ sænum
genitive sævar sævarins

Derived terms

Middle English

Adjective

sær

  1. Alternative form of sore

Noun

sær

  1. Alternative form of sore

Adverb

sær

  1. Alternative form of sore

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms
  • (non-standard since 2012) ser

Etymology

From Old Norse sér, the third person reflexive pronoun in the dative, from Proto-Germanic *siz. Cognates include Icelandic sér and Faroese sær where it is still used as the dative reflexive pronoun, as well as Danish sær, which has taken on senses similar to those in modern Norwegian.

Adjective

sær (neuter sært, definite singular and plural sære, comparative særare, indefinite superlative særast, definite superlative særaste)

  1. (about a person or behaviour) eccentric, dotty, weird
  2. odd, peculiar
  3. (literary) mystical
  4. sulky

Usage notes
  • Used as the first part in compounds, sær more often than not should be understood in the sense of "peculiar" or "special".

Derived terms
  • især
  • særavtale
  • særbate
  • særbragd
  • særdeles
  • særdomstol
  • særdrag
  • særdåm
  • særeige
  • særeigen
  • særemne
  • særfred
  • særfrådrag
  • særføremonn
  • særgivnad
  • særgruppe
  • særhende
  • særhøve
  • særinteresse
  • særkjenne
  • særkjønna
  • særklasse
  • særkull
  • særlag
  • særleg
  • særling
  • særlov
  • særmeining
  • særmerke
  • særnamn
  • særnorsk
  • særoppgåve
  • særpakke
  • særpreg
  • særprent
  • særrett
  • særs
  • særskild
  • særskule
  • særspråk
  • særstandpunkt
  • særstilling
  • særstode
  • særsvip
  • særsyn
  • særtrekk
  • særtrykk
  • særtyding
  • særutval
  • særvekt
  • særvoren
  • særvotum

References

Anagrams

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *saiwiz (“sea, ocean”). Cognate with Old English sǣ, Old Frisian sē, Old Saxon sēo, Old High German sēo, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍃 (saiws).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈsɛːr/

Noun

sær m (genitive sævar)

  1. the sea, ocean
    • Vǫluspá, verse 3, lines 3-4, in 1860, T. Möbius, Edda Sæmundar hins fróða: mit einem Anhang zum Theil bisher ungedruckter Gedichte. Leipzig, page 1:
      […] vara sandr né sær / né svalar unnir, […]
      […] there was no sand nor sea / nor gelid waves, […]
Declension

Irregular mix of wa- and i-stem endings.

  Declension of sær (strong wa-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sær særinn sævar sævarnir
accusative sæ sæinn sæva sævana
dative sævi, sæ sævinum, sænum sævum, sæum sæunum
genitive sævar sævarins sæva sævanna
Derived terms
  • sæborg (“seaside town”)
  • sæbrattr (“steep towards the sea”)
  • sæbyggjar (“coast-dwellers”)
  • sæbygð (“coast district”)
  • sædauðr (“dead at sea”)
  • sæfarar (“voyages”)
  • sæfǫng (“stores from the sea”)
  • sæfǿrr (“seaworthy”)
  • sægarpr (“sea-champion”)
  • sæhafa (“driven out of one's course”)
  • sækarl (“raftsman”)
  • sækona (“mermaid”)
  • sækonungr (“sea-king”)
  • sækvikendi (“sea-beast”)
  • sækyrra (“sea-calm”)
  • sælið (“help at sea”)
  • sælægja (“mist on the sea”)
  • sælægr (“lying on the sea”)
  • sæsjúkr (“seasick”)
  • sæskip (“sea-ship”)
  • sæskrímsl (“sea-monster”)
  • sætré (“ships”)
  • sævarbakki (“sea-beach”)
  • sævarborg (“castle on the sea”)
  • sævardjúp (“the deep sea”)
  • sævargangr (“swell of the sea”)
  • sævarhamrar (“sea-crags”)
Descendants
  • Icelandic: sær
  • Faroese: sjógvur
  • Norn: sheug, sju
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sjø
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sjø
  • Old Swedish: siōr, siø̄
  • Old Danish: sio, siø, sø

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sær

  1. second/third-person singular present indicative active of sá

References
  • sær in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, R. Cleasby and G. Vigfússon, Clarendon Press, 1874, at Internet Archive.
  • sær in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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