Kominn

Old Icelandic Dictionary - kominn

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "kominn" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

kominn Old Icelandic word can mean:

kominn
pp. come;
kominn
~ af e-m, descended from;
kominn
~ af sér, in a declining state, on the decline (kristnin var mjök svá af sér komin);
kominn
~ at andláti, dauða, breathing one’s last;
kominn
vóru þeir mjök at komnir, they were much exhausted;
kominn
vel (illa) ~, in good (bad) estate;
kominn
hann var vel til náms ~, he was in a good place for learning;
kominn
mér þykkir son minn hvergi betr ~, methinks my son is nowhere better off, in better hands;
kominn
~ á sik vel, in a good state, accomlished (~ á sik manna bezt);
kominn
vera á legg ~, to be grown up;
kominn
vera svá aldrs ~, to be of such an age;
kominn
hann sagði henni, hvar þá var komit, he told her how matters stood;
kominn
vera ~ til e-s, to be entitled to (þeir, er til einskis eru komnir);
kominn
rétt ~ til konungdóms, right heir to the kingdom.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛘᛁᚾᚾ

Abbreviations used:

e-m
einhverjum.
e-s
einhvers.
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