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

    Strong declension of samr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	samr	sǫm	samt
accusative	saman	sama	samt
dative	sǫmum	samri	sǫmu
genitive	sams	samrar	sams
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	samir	samar	sǫm
accusative	sama	samar	sǫm
dative	sǫmum	sǫmum	sǫmum
genitive	samra	samra	samra

    Weak declension of samr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sami	sama	sama
accusative	sama	sǫmu	sama
dative	sama	sǫmu	sama
genitive	sama	sǫmu	sama
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sǫmu	sǫmu	sǫmu
accusative	sǫmu	sǫmu	sǫmu
dative	sǫmum	sǫmum	sǫmum
genitive	sǫmu	sǫmu	sǫmu

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

    Strong declension of samr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	samr	sǫm	samt
accusative	saman	sama	samt
dative	sǫmum	samri	sǫmu
genitive	sams	samrar	sams
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	samir	samar	sǫm
accusative	sama	samar	sǫm
dative	sǫmum	sǫmum	sǫmum
genitive	samra	samra	samra

    Weak declension of samr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sami	sama	sama
accusative	sama	sǫmu	sama
dative	sama	sǫmu	sama
genitive	sama	sǫmu	sama
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sǫmu	sǫmu	sǫmu
accusative	sǫmu	sǫmu	sǫmu
dative	sǫmum	sǫmum	sǫmum
genitive	sǫmu	sǫmu	sǫmu

Descendants

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

References

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