sízt

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• síz, siz, sítz

Etymology

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Adverb

sízt

1. since
   • Völundarkviða, verse 31, lines 1-2

     Vaki ek ávallt · viljalauss,
     sofna ek minnst · síz mína sonu dauða;

     I am always awake / powerless,
     I fall asleep the least / since the death of my sons.

Usage notes

• As seen in the example above, sízt can be used with a noun Y and adjective X both in the accusative to mean “since the Y became X”. Thus síz mína sonu dauða is literally “since my sons dead”.