"seðr" meaning in Old Norse

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Adverb

Forms: senn [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *sanþiz (“more near, soon”), a denominal comparative adverb from the root of *sinnaną (“to head for, long for”). Related to senn. Compare Old Norse senn (“time, occasion, occurance”), Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 (sinþs, “time, occasion, occurance”). Etymology templates: {{inh|non|gem-pro|*sanþiz||more near, soon}} Proto-Germanic *sanþiz (“more near, soon”), {{cog|non|senn|t=time, occasion, occurance}} Old Norse senn (“time, occasion, occurance”), {{cog|got|𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃|t=time, occasion, occurance|tr=sinþs}} Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 (sinþs, “time, occasion, occurance”) Head templates: {{head|non|adverbs|head=}} seðr, {{non-adv}} seðr
  1. (archaic) soon, at once, at the same time Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-seðr-non-adv-Npg8soA-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Head templates: {{head|non|verb form}} seðr
  1. second/third-person singular present indicative active of seðja Tags: active, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular, third-person Form of: seðja
    Sense id: en-seðr-non-verb-SG7~rpTH Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old Norse entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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        [
          "seðja",
          "seðja#Old_Norse"
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        "second-person",
        "singular",
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          "args": {
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Nynorsk: senn"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-oda",
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          },
          "expansion": "Old Danish: sænder",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Danish: sænder"
    },
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          },
          "expansion": "Swedish: sänder, sönder, synder, sänner, sänn",
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          "expansion": "⇒ Swedish: isänder, omsänder, isönder, omsönder",
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      "text": "⇒ Swedish: isänder, omsänder, isönder, omsönder"
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          "args": {
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          "expansion": "⇒ Swedish: ised",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Swedish: ised"
    },
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            "1": "non",
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          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Old Norse: ?",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Old Norse: ?"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-oda",
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          },
          "expansion": "Old Danish: sends (at the same time)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Danish: sends (at the same time)"
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      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-osw",
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          },
          "expansion": "Old Swedish: sænz (at the same time)",
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        "2": "𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃",
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        {
          "text": "c. 850, Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, Haustlǫng, stanza 15:\nseðr gekk Svǫlnis ekkja / sundr […]\nat once the wife of Svǫlnir [= Earth] split asunder.",
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            "1": "sv",
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          "expansion": "⇒ Swedish: isänder, omsänder, isönder, omsönder",
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      "text": "⇒ Swedish: ised"
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      "text": "⇒ Old Norse: ?"
    },
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