Kynning

Old Norse Dictionary - kynning

Meaning of Old Norse word "kynning" in English.

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

kynning
f. acquaintance with, knowledge of, esp. in an eccl. sense, Hom. 3, Greg. 22, Fms. ii. 46, Fær. 136, Stj. 377.

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

Abbreviations used:

eccl.
ecclesiastical.
esp.
especially.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fær.
Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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