Skygna

Old Icelandic Dictionary - skygna

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "skygna" in English.

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

skygna Old Icelandic word can mean:

skygna
(-da), v. to pry, spy; s. um e-t, at e-u, to spy after, look for;
skygna
refl., ~st um, to look about (skygndist hann nú um fast).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᚴᚾᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-t
eitthvat.
e-u
einhverju.

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