Mis-kunn

Old Norse Dictionary - mis-kunn

Meaning of Old Norse word "mis-kunn" in English.

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

mis-kunn Old Norse word can mean:

mis-kunn
f., mod. miskun with a single n, [from mis- and kunna; Scot. mis-ken; analogous to Lat. ignoscere = not to know, to overlook, pardon faults, as is duly remarked in Syntagma Baptismi by Jón Ólafsson]:—forgiveness, pardon, mercy, grace; vill Þórólfr gefask upp í mitt vald til miskunnar, Eg. 89; gefask upp á, yðvart vald ok miskunn, Fms. i. 104, GrEg. 48, Niðrst. 1; ok eru þeir þá í m. konungs, at the king’s mercy, Gþl. 84; göra miskunn a e-m, to shew mercy to, Stj. 200; miskunnar andi, hugr, heit, augu, brunnr, faðmr, the spirit, mind, promise, eyes, spring, bosom of grace, 242, GrEg. 25, 45, 47, Fms. ii. 196, Th. 25; miskunnar dómr, merciful judgment, Sks. 615; m. móðir, mother of mercy, Hom. 121; miskunnar gjöf, gift of grace, Fær. 136, Bs. i. 699: esp. freq. in eccl. usage, N. T., Pass., Vídal.
mis-kunn
COMPDS: miskunnarfullr, miskunnarlauss, miskunnarleysi, miskunnarmaðr, miskunnarverk.

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

Abbreviations used:

eccl.
ecclesiastical.
esp.
especially.
f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
Scot.
Scottish.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fær.
Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Niðrst.
Niðrstigningar Saga. (F. III.)
N. T.
New Testament.
Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Th.
Theophilus. (F. III.)
Vídal.
Vídalíns-Postilla.
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