seimr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *saimaz (“raw honey”). Cognate with Dutch zeem, Old Saxon sēm (“fresh honey”), and German Seim (“syrup”). See also Finnish sima (“mead; a certain drink”).

Pronunciation

• (12th century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ̃ĩmr̩/

Noun

seimr m (genitive seims, plural seimar)

1. honeycomb
2. (figurative) eloquent speech
3. (poetic) gold, riches
4. a wire or string

   draga seiminn

   drawl

   (literally, “draw the string”)

Declension

  Declension of seimr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	seimr	seimrinn	seimar	seimarnir
accusative	seim	seiminn	seima	seimana
dative	seim, seimi	seiminum	seimum	seimunum
genitive	seims	seimsins	seima	seimanna