siðr

See also: sidr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *siduz, from Proto-Indo-European *swedʰ- (“custom, habit”). Cognate to Old English sidu (“a custom; a manner; a rite; purity”), Old High German situ (“a custom, a habit”) (whence German Sitte), Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍃 (sidus), Ancient Greek ἦθος (êthos).

Noun

siðr m

  1. a custom, a habit
  2. a conduct, morality, religion

Declension
  Declension of siðr (strong u-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative siðr siðrinn siðir siðirnir
accusative sið siðinn siðu siðuna
dative siði siðinum siðum siðunum
genitive siðar siðarins siða siðanna

Descendants
  • Icelandic: siður
  • Faroese: siður
  • Norwegian: sed
  • Jamtish: sið
  • Old Swedish: siþer, sedher
  • Danish: sæd

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