seimr
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Old Norse[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *saimaz (“raw honey”). Cognate with Dutch zeem, Old Saxon sēm (“fresh honey”), and German Seim (“syrup”).[1] See also Finnish sima (“mead; a certain drink”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
seimr m (genitive seims, plural seimar)
- honeycomb
- (figurative) eloquent speech
- (poetic) gold, riches
- a wire or string
- draga seiminn
- drawl
- (literally, “draw the string”)
Declension[edit]
Declension of seimr (strong a-stem)