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
indefinite common singular	sær	særere	særest2
indefinite 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

• mærkelig
• besynderlig

See also

• sær-

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

• sjór (common)
• sjár

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 (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	sær	særinn
accusative	sæ	sæinn
dative	sæ	sænum
genitive	sævar	sævarins

Derived terms

• sæbjúga (“sea cucumber”)

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

• særa, sære (verb, rare)

• 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

• “sær” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “sær-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• ræs

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• sjór, sjár

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).

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, […]

2. seawater (in contrast with fresh water)

   Antonym: vatn

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
  • Swedish: sjö
• Old Danish: sio, siø, sø
  • Danish: 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.