så

From Old Norse svá, from Proto-Germanic *swa, *swē, cognate with English so, German so, Dutch zo.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔ/, [ˈsʌ], (with verbs and nouns also) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔːˀ/, [ˈsɔˀ].

så

1. so (with adjectives, to the extent (that), often with a following dependent result clause introduced with the conjunction at)
2. as (with adjectives, introducing a comparison, the second member is introduced with the conjunction som)
   • 1835, Hans Christian Andersen, Fyrtøiet:

     Men Hunden, som sidder paa Pengekisten, har her to Øine, hvert saa stort som Rundetaarn.

     But the dog that sits on the money chest has two eyes, each as big as Rundetaarn.

3. (dated) so, like that (with verbs)
   • 1876, Holger Drachmann, En overkomplet, p. 172 / https://books.google.dk/books?id=h2-8F-Y1Yy4C&pg=PA172

     Men det var nok ikke saa.

     But it probably wasn't like that.

   • Children's song, unknown origin

     Han sagde så og spurgte så: | "Og hvor har du så hjemme?"

     He said so and asked so: "So, where are you from?"

   Synonyms: således, sådan

4. then, next (adverb of time, temporal sequence)

   Synonyms: derefter, derpå, herefter, herpå

5. then, consequently (adverb of causal sequence)

   Synonyms: af den grund, altså, derfor, følgelig, således

• “så,4” in Den Danske Ordbog

så

1. so that (introduces an adverbial clause stating the result)

   Synonyms: at, så at, sådan at, således at

2. so (introducing an independent clause summing up or concluding)

   Synonym: altså

• “så,5” in Den Danske Ordbog

så (uninflected)

1. (determiner) such, that (only in fixed phrases: i så fald, i så fald, i så tilfælde, i så henseende)

• “så,3” in Den Danske Ordbog

så

1. now, now, come (reassuring, comforting or admonishing)

• “så,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

From Old Norse sá, from Proto-Germanic *sēaną, cognate with English sow, German sähen. The Germanic verb goes back to Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-, which is also the source of Latin serō.

• IPA^(key): /sɔːˀ/, [sɔˀ]

så (past tense såede, past participle sået)

1. sow

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• IPA^(key): /sɔːˀ/, [sɔˀ]

så

1. past tense of se

From Old Norse svá, from Proto-Germanic *swa, *swē.

• IPA^(key): /soː/, /sɔ/

så

1. so
2. as

   så hvit som et laken - as white as a sheet

så

1. so

From Old Norse sá, from Proto-Germanic *sēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-.

så (imperative så, present tense sår, passive sås or såes, simple past sådde, past participle sådd)

1. to sow (scatter, disperse, or plant seeds)

så

1. simple past of se

• “så” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• saa (obsolete spelling)

• IPA^(key): /soː/

From Old Norse svá, from Proto-Germanic *swa, *swē. Akin to English so.

• so

så

1. so

   Dei seier så.

   So they say.

2. that

   Eg visste ikkje at dei skulle vera så mange.

   I didn't know that they were going to be that many.

3. as

   Så vidt eg veit.

   As far as I know.

4. then

   Eg gjekk på kino. Så gjekk eg heim.

   I went to the movies. Then I went home.

• så eller så
• så langt
• så langt, så godt
• så og så

så

1. so that

   Eg barberte meg så ho skulle synast eg var fin.

   I shaved so that she would think I looked nice.

så

1. used (often with reduplication) to confort or calm
2. used (often with reduplication) to admonish
3. used after an indicative sentence to intensify

   Eg er så liten, så! ― I'm so tiny!

• såså

så

1. (dialectal, relative) which
   • c. 1700, Kolsrud, Sigurd, quoting Jacob Rasch, “Eldste nynorske bibeltekst: Jacob Rasch c. 1700”, in Syn og Segn, volume 56, published 1950, page 110:

     Podl, Jesu Christi tenar, saa va kadlæ te a væra senningsbu

     Paul, servant of Jesus Christ, which was called to be apostle.

From Old Norse sá, from Proto-Germanic *sēaną, from Proto-Indo-European root *seh₁-.

så (present tense sår, past tense sådde, supine sådd or sått, past participle sådd, present participle såande, imperative så)

1. to sow (scatter, disperse, or plant seeds)

From Old Norse sáð.

så f (definite singular såa, indefinite plural såer, definite plural såene)

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From Old Norse sár.

så m (definite singular såen, indefinite plural såar, definite plural såane)

1. a large wooden cask

• “så” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “så”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016

• IPA^(key): /soː/, [s̪oə̯]

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From Old Norse svá, from Proto-Germanic *swa, *swē.

så

1. so, thus, like that, in that way, in a certain manner

   Är det inte så? ― Isn't it so?

   så kallad ― so-called

   så det så! ― so there!

2. so, that, to that degree, to a certain extent

   Jag trodde inte den var så stor.

   I didn't think it was so big.

   Sen är så stor att inte får plats.

   It is so big that it doesn't fit.

3. how, what

   så roligt! ― how nice!

   så synd! ― what a pity!

   så tråkigt! ― how sad!

4. then, thereafter

   Se först åt vänster, så åt höger.

   First look to the left, then to the right.

5. (slang) so; very (Can we add an example for this sense?)

så

1. so, that

   så att ― so that

   så att inte ― lest (literally, “so that not”)

   Det regnade, så vi satte oss inomhus.

   It rained, so we took a table indoors.

så

1. such, that

   i så fall ― in that case, if so

• så gott som
• se så
• si och så
• såhär

From Old Norse sár, from Proto-Germanic *saihaz.

så c

1. a tub, especially one for animals to drink from

From Old Norse sá, from Proto-Germanic *sēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-.

så (present sår, preterite sådde, supine sått, imperative så)

1. to sow

• beså
• draksådd
• såningsman
• såningsmaskin
• tunnsådd

• så in Svensk ordbok.
• så in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)

• ås