Bók-skygn

Old Norse Dictionary - bók-skygn

Meaning of Old Norse word "bók-skygn" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

bók-skygn
adj. sharp-sighted at reading a book, Sturl. ii. 185.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᚴ-ᛋᚴᚢᚴᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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