Sjón

Old Icelandic Dictionary - sjón

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "sjón" in English.

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

sjón Old Icelandic word can mean:

sjón
f.
sjón
1) sight, eyesight (heyrn ok s.); s. er sögu ríkri, sight goes before hearsay; var þeim s. sögu ríkri um ferðir Knúts, they had ocular proof of; missa sjónar at auganu, to lose the sight of the eye;
sjón
2) look; sundr stökk súla fyrir s. jötuns, the pillar flew asunder at the look of the giant;
sjón
3) esp. in pl. the eyes (sá hón fránar sjónir fylkis liðnar); svart er mér fyrir sjónum, my eyes grow dim; leiða e-n sjónum, to fix one’s eyes upon a person (forn jötunn sjónum leiddi sinn andskota).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᚢᚾ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
esp.
especially.
pl.
plural.

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