Ásýn
Old Icelandic Dictionary - ásýnMeaning of Old Icelandic word "ásýn" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
ásýn Old Icelandic word can mean:
- ásýn
- f.
- ásýn
- 1) countenance, presence (kásta e-m burt frá sinni ~);
- ásýn
- 2) appearance, shape (guðs hold ok blóð í ~ brauðs ok víns);
- ásýn
- 3) view, opinion (með rangri ~);
- ásýn
- 4) dat. pl. used as adv., hversu var hann ásýnum, how did he look?; gen. as adv., minna ásýnar, apparently less.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛋᚢᚾ
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- e-m
- einhverjum.
- adv.
- adverb.
- dat.
- dative.
- gen.
- genitive.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
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