Kynni

Old Norse Dictionary - kynni

Meaning of Old Norse word "kynni" in English.

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

kynni Old Norse word can mean:

kynni: n. acquaintance, intercourse; á ek þar slíkt k. við Þórólf, Eg. 148; þat er vina-kynni, friendly intercourse, Hkv. Hjörv. 3; ákka ek þess kynni, i. e. I have not deserved it, Am. 13: habit, nature, kotmanna-k., Sturl. ii. 17 (in a verse); þat er mannsins kynni, at …, Hom.; ú-kynni, Germ. unart, bad manners, Hm. 18.

kynni: 2. a friendly visit to a friend or kinsman; þat var engi siðr, at sitja lengr en þrjár nætr at kynni, Eg. 698; Glúmr var þar þrjár nætr at kynni sínu, en þá býsk hann heim, Glúm. 344; öðru sinni mun ek hingat kynnis leita, Sturl. i. 93; koma til kynnis, Hm. 16, 29, 32; sækja kynni, to make a visit, Ó. H. 115; fara á kynni, id., Fb. i. 532; fara til kynnis, id., Bjarn. 59; sitja at kynni, to stay on a visit, Eg. l. c.

kynni: 3. domestic affairs; þau ein eru kynni heima at þín, Band. 13: home, mér þykkir sem þú munir eiga hér kynni, Fb. i. 253; heim-k., home; húsa-k., buildings; sala-k., id., Vþm. 3.

kynni: COMPDS: kynnisferð, kynnisgjöf, kynnisleið, kynnisleit, kynnissókn, kynnisvist.

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

Abbreviations used:

Germ.: German.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l. c.: loco citato.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

Hkv. Hjörv.: Helga-kviða Hjörvarðssonar. (A. II.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)

Vþm.: Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)

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