Sannindi
Old Icelandic Dictionary - sannindiMeaning of Old Icelandic word "sannindi" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
sannindi Old Icelandic word can mean:
- sannindi
- n. pl.
- sannindi
- 1) truth, verity (ef hann vill heldr trúa lygi en sannindum); e-t er með sannindum, it is true (biskup trúði, at þat mundi með sannindum, er sagt var frá); fara með sannindum, to tell the truth; reynast með sannindum, to prove true; með sannindum at segja, to tell the truth; unna e-m sanninda um e-t, to give one his due;
- sannindi
- 2) evidence, proof (engi önnur s. hafa menn till þess, nema þau); til sanninda e-s, um e-t, as a proof of.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᚾᚾᛁᚾᛏᛁ
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- e-t
- eitthvat.
- e-m
- einhverjum.
- e-s
- einhvers.
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