Skyn
Old Icelandic Dictionary - skynMeaning of Old Icelandic word "skyn" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
skyn Old Icelandic word can mean:
- skyn
- I)
- skyn
- (pl. -jar), f. sense, knowledge, understanding; vita, kunna, hafa s. (or skynjar) á e-u, to have knowledge of, understand (Flosi kvazt eigi vita s. á, hverir lögmenn væri mestir); hann kunni allra s. í borginni, he knew all the people in the town; bera s. yfir e-t, to have knowledge of a thing, understand it; gjalda s. fyrir e-t, to give account of, account for; Loki sagði s. á öllum gripum, explained all the objects.
- skyn
- II)
- skyn
- n. = skyn, f. (kunna gott s.).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᚾ
Abbreviations used:
- e-t
- eitthvat.
- e-u
- einhverju.
- f.
- feminine.
- pl.
- plural.
- n.
- neuter.
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