Skynja

Old Icelandic Dictionary - skynja

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "skynja" in English.

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

skynja Old Icelandic word can mean:

skynja
(að), v.
skynja
1) to perceive, make out, understand (þeir ~ skjótt, hverir höfðingjar vóru vinir Magnúss konungs);
skynja
2) to search into, inquire (Þ. bað menn sína s., ef hann þyrfti liðs við); s. vörð or um vörð, to inspect the guard.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᚾᛁᛅ

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