sjá

See also: sjå and sją̊

Icelandic

From Old Norse séa, sjá, from Proto-Germanic *sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to see, notice”).

sjá (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative sá, third-person plural past indicative sáu, supine séð)

to see, to sense or perceive with one's eyes
Sérðu illa? — Nei, ég sé mjög vel.
Have you got bad eyesight? — No, I see very well.
to see, to perceive, to spot ^syn.
to see, to understand ^syn.

Þú hlýtur að sjá hvað þetta er asnaleg hugmynd!
You must see what a stupid idea this is!

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terms derived from sjá

From the same ultimate origin as sá and þat. Related to Old English se. Cognate with Old English þes, Old High German dese, English this and German diese.

sjá (neuter þetta)

Old Norse demonstrative pronouns

From Proto-Germanic *sehwaną (“to see”) (for cognates see there). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to see, notice”).

sjá

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