samr

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

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

Descendants

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

References

  • samr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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