Fýst

Old Norse Dictionary - fýst

Meaning of Old Norse word "fýst" in English.

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

fýst
mod. fýsn, f. = fýsi, Fms. i. 117, xi. 244, Fs. 22. Magn. 468, Str. 66; frá þessa heims fýstum ok girndum. Stj. 148; rangar fýstir, Fms. v. 217, Stj. 149: in eccl. sense the Gr. ἐπιθυμία is sometimes rendered by fýsn (e. g. fýsn holdsins, f. augnanna, 1 John ii. 16; heimrinn og hans f., 17), though more freq. by girnd (lust): fýsn is used much like Germ. neigung = impulse, inclination: it occurs in a great many compds, as fróðleiks-fýsn, lestrar-f., lærdóms-f., náms-f., desire for knowledge, learning; andleg f., holdleg f., spiritual, carnal desire; kærleiks f.; mannlegar fýsnir, human affections.

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

Abbreviations used:

eccl.
ecclesiastical.
e. g.
exempli gratia.
f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
Germ.
German.
Gr.
Greek.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Magn.
Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Str.
Strengleikar. (G. II.)
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