Kinn

Old Norse Dictionary - kinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "kinn" in English.

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

kinn Old Norse word can mean:

kinn
f., gen. kinnar; pl. kinnr, old kiðr, Lb. 18, Ísl. ii. 481, 686 C. 2: [Ulf. kinnus = σιαγών; A. S. cin; Engl. chin; O. H. G. kinni; Dan. kind, etc.; Gr. γένυς; Lat. gena]:—the cheek; hleypti hann annarri brúninni ofan á kinnina, Eg. 305, 564; kómu rauðir flekkir í kinnr honum, Nj. 68; roði í kinnunum, 30; kenna við höku, kinnr eða kverkr, Edda 109; vátar kiðr af gráti, Lb. l. c.; báðar kiðr, Ísl. ii. l. c.; ljós beggja kinna, poët. the ‘cheek-beam’ = eyes, Kormak.
kinn
COMPDS: kinnarbein, kinnarkjálki, kinnasár.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
etc.
et cetera.
f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
gl.
glossary.
Gr.
Greek.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
l. c.
loco citato.
n.
neuter.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
pl.
plural.
poët.
poetically.
S.
Saga.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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