Mis-kunna

Old Norse Dictionary - mis-kunna

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

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

mis-kunna Old Norse word can mean:

mis-kunna: mod. mis-kuna, að, to shew mercy, pardon, with dat.; m. máli e-s, to pardon, deal mercifully with one, Sks. 652, Fms. ii. 119, viii. 24, Greg. 24; miskunnaðu mér Guð = miserere mei Dens, Fms. viii. 239: passim in eccl. usage, Guð miskuni nú öllum oss, a hymn.

mis-kunna: II. with acc., miskunna e-n, O. H. l. 40, Str. 74, Sks. 255, (rare.)

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

Abbreviations used:

dat.: dative.

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

acc.: accusative.

L.: Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

O. H. L.: Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)

Str.: Strengleikar. (G. II.)

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