sǿtr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂dus. Cognate with Old English swēte, Old Saxon swōti, Old Frisian swēte, Dutch suoti, Old High German suozi.

Adjective

sǿtr (comparative sǿtari, superlative sǿtastr)

  1. sweet

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: sætur
  • Faroese: søtur
  • Norn: søt
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: søt
  • Elfdalian: syöt
  • Old Swedish: sø̄ter, söter
  • Old Danish: sø̄t, sødh
    • Danish: sød
      • Norwegian Bokmål: søt
    • Scanian: sǿder
  • Old Gutnish: *sýtr
    • Gutnish: söitar
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