Kaun

Old Norse Dictionary - kaun

Meaning of Old Norse word "kaun" in English.

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

kaun Old Norse word can mean:

kaun
n. a sore, of wounds and scabs, Bs. ii. 20 (in a verse), Mar.; fullr kauna, Luke xvi. 26: freq. in mod. usage is the phrase, blása í kaunin, to blow on one’s sores, of fingers burnt, sore, or cold, Grönd. 46, = ὁ δ ἄλγεε και χέρ ἐφύση of Theocr. 19. 3.
kaun
2. the Rune ᚴ, see introduction to letter K.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Grönd.
Benedikt Gröndal.
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
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