Sýn

Old Icelandic Dictionary - sýn

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "sýn" in English.

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

sýn Old Icelandic word can mean:

sýn
(pl. -ir), f.
sýn
1) the faculty of vision, sight (þau hafa ekki mál, enga s. né heyrn); þá er Hákon konungr kom í s. við bœinn, when king H. came within sight of the farm; hverfa at s., to be lost to sight, disappear (sól hvarf at s. ok gerði myrkt); er mér þat at s. orðit, er ek hefi opt heyrt frá sagt, I have seen with my eyes what I have often heard of;
sýn
2) vision (bar fyrir hann í svefni mikla s. ok merkiliga);
sýn
3) appearance, look (líkari eru þeir þursum at vexti ok at s. en menskum mönnum); fríðr sýnum, fair of face; at s., apparently (var þeim þar vel fagnat at s.).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᚾ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
pl.
plural.
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