siðr

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 the 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

• Danish: sæd
• Faroese: siður
• Icelandic: siður
• Swedish: sed

References

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press