Synja
Old Icelandic Dictionary - synjaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "synja" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
synja Old Icelandic word can mean:
- synja
- (að), v.
- synja
- 1) to deny (sannaði annarr, en annarr ~ði);
- synja
- 2) with gen., to deny a charge (vil ek þessa verks s. fyrir mik ok fyrir alla oss skipverja);
- synja
- 3) s. e-m e-s, to refuse, deny (hann vill s. mér ríkis);
- synja
- 4) refl., ~st, to refuse an offer, of a lady.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᚾᛁᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- gen.
- genitive.
- n.
- neuter.
- e-m
- einhverjum.
- e-s
- einhvers.
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