háseti

Icelandic

Etymology

From há- (“of an oarlock”) +‎ seti (“one who sits”), from hár (“róðrarþollur, keipur; an oarlock”) and seti from the verb sitja (“to sit”), literally "one who sits at the oarlock"—"one who rows".[1]

Compare the Nynorsk håbsete and Old Swedish hasæti.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhauːsɛːtɪ/

Noun

háseti m (genitive singular háseta, nominative plural hásetar)

  1. a deckhand, a sailor; a member of a deck crew

Declension
declension of háseti
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative háseti hásetinn hásetar hásetarnir
accusative háseta hásetann háseta hásetana
dative háseta hásetanum hásetum hásetunum
genitive háseta hásetans háseta hásetanna

Synonyms
  • (member of a deck crew): skipverji[1]

References
  1. Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
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