Kænn

Old Norse Dictionary - kænn

Meaning of Old Norse word "kænn" in English.

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

kænn Old Norse word can mean:

kænn
(i. e. kœnn), adj., compar. kænni, superl. kænstr (kænastr); [O. H. G. chuon; mid. H. G. kuene; Germ. kühn]:—wise; kœnna hverr, every wise man, Skv. 2. 25; kænir menn, Leiðarv. 40: an epithet of God, Bs. i. 138 (in a verse); of Christ, Od. 9, Hallfred: but usually,
kænn
2. skilful, expert; kænn við e-t, skilful in a thing; kænn við leika, orrostur, riddaraskap, Fs. 14, Fms. vi. 5, vii. 257, x. 231; hinn kænasti at allri herstjórn, ii. 106; kænn við alla ríkis-stjórn, a wise ruler, i. 218:—clever, Hákon var kænstr ok fremstr ok gæfu-mestr, vi. 328; kænni ok klókari, Stj. 248; allra kvenna var hón kænst ok orði farin, Ld. 122, (kænust, Fms. ii. 21, l. c.); víg-kænn, her-k., stjórn-k.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
compar.
comparative.
Germ.
German.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mid. H. G.
middle High German.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
superl.
superlative.
v.
vide.
l. c.
loco citato.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Od.
Odysseifs-kvæði, prose, 1829.
Skv.
Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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