Sýna

Old Icelandic Dictionary - sýna

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "sýna" in English.

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

sýna Old Icelandic word can mean:

sýna
(-dá, -dr), v.
sýna
1) to show (hón bað hann s. sér sverðit); þú skalt enga fáleika á þér s., thou must show no signs of coldness;
sýna
2) refl., sýnast, to appear, seem (sýndist vitrum mönnum hann afbragð); s. e-m, to appear to one in a dream (honum sýndist þá hinn helgi Ólafr konungr); e-m sýnist e-t, one thinks fit; veitið mér gröpt slíkan sem yðr sýnist, give me such burial as you please.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᚾᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-t
eitthvat.
e-m
einhverjum.

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