sannr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• saðr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sanþaz, whence also Old English sōþ.

Adjective

sannr

1. true

Declension

    Strong declension of sannr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sannr, saðr	sǫnn	satt
accusative	sannan	sanna	satt
dative	sǫnnum	sannri	sǫnnu
genitive	sanns	sannrar	sanns
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sannir	sannar	sǫnn
accusative	sanna	sannar	sǫnn
dative	sǫnnum	sǫnnum	sǫnnum
genitive	sannra	sannra	sannra

    Weak declension of sannr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sanni	sanna	sanna
accusative	sanna	sǫnnu	sanna
dative	sanna	sǫnnu	sanna
genitive	sanna	sǫnnu	sanna
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sǫnnu	sǫnnu	sǫnnu
accusative	sǫnnu	sǫnnu	sǫnnu
dative	sǫnnum	sǫnnum	sǫnnum
genitive	sǫnnu	sǫnnu	sǫnnu

    Declension of comparative of sannr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sannari	sannari	sannara
accusative	sannara	sannari	sannara
dative	sannara	sannari	sannara
genitive	sannara	sannari	sannara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sannari	sannari	sannari
accusative	sannari	sannari	sannari
dative	sǫnnurum	sǫnnurum	sǫnnurum
genitive	sannari	sannari	sannari

    Strong declension of superlative of sannr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sannastr	sǫnnust	sannast
accusative	sannastan	sannasta	sannast
dative	sǫnnustum	sannastri	sǫnnustu
genitive	sannasts	sannastrar	sannasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sannastir	sannastar	sǫnnust
accusative	sannasta	sannastar	sǫnnust
dative	sǫnnustum	sǫnnustum	sǫnnustum
genitive	sannastra	sannastra	sannastra

    Weak declension of superlative of sannr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sannasti	sannasta	sannasta
accusative	sannasta	sǫnnustu	sannasta
dative	sannasta	sǫnnustu	sannasta
genitive	sannasta	sǫnnustu	sannasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sǫnnustu	sǫnnustu	sǫnnustu
accusative	sǫnnustu	sǫnnustu	sǫnnustu
dative	sǫnnustum	sǫnnustum	sǫnnustum
genitive	sǫnnustu	sǫnnustu	sǫnnustu

Descendants

• Icelandic: sannur, saður
• Faroese: sannur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: sann m (dialectal) sonn f, satt n
• Norwegian Bokmål: sann
• Old Swedish: sander
  • Swedish: sann
• Danish: sand

References

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