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seinn.

late, tardy

5 characters1 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈseitn̥]
  1. late, tardy

    Hann hlýtur að vera kominn — hann er aldrei seinn.
    Við erum orðnar seinar í tíma!
  2. slow

Where this word comes from

From Old Norse seinn (whence also Swedish sen), from Proto-Germanic *sainaz, *sainijaz, perhaps related to *sīþuz (“late”), which may imply derivation from some reflex of Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“long, lasting”). See also Lithuanian at-sainùs (“careless”).

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