Kynna

Old Icelandic Dictionary - kynna

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "kynna" in English.

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

kynna Old Icelandic word can mean:

kynna: (-ta, -tr), v. to make known;

kynna: ~ sér e-t, to make oneself acquainted with, study (~ sér kaupskap);

kynna: hverr mun ~ oss til konungs, who will show us the way to the king;

kynna: refl. ~st, to become known, come abroad;

kynna: ~st e-u, to become acquainted with;

kynna: e-m kynnist e-t, one gets acquainted with;

kynna: ~st e-t, to study (= ~ sér e-t);

kynna: ~st við e-n, to make acquaintance with one.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚾᚾᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-t: eitthvat.

e-u: einhverju.

e-m: einhverjum.

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