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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