See also: sámr

Old Norse

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Etymology

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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

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samr (feminine sǫm, neuter samt)

  1. the same
  2. agreeing, of one mind

Declension

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Determiner

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samr (feminine sǫm, neuter samt)

  1. same

Declension

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The determiner may be declined either strongly or weakly, but, being a determiner, this does not affect definition

Descendants

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

References

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