sízt

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Old Norse[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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Adverb[edit]

sízt

  1. since
    • Völundarkviða, verse 31, lines 1-2
      Vaki ek ávallt · viljalauss,
      sofna ek minnst · síz mína sonu dauða;
      I am always awake / powerless,
      I fall asleep the least / since the death of my sons.

Usage notes[edit]

  • As seen in the example above, sízt can be used with a noun Y and adjective X both in the accusative to mean “since the Y became X”. Thus síz mína sonu dauða is literally “since my sons dead”.
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