Of-sjónir

Old Norse Dictionary - of-sjónir

Meaning of Old Norse word "of-sjónir" in English.

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

of-sjónir Old Norse word can mean:

of-sjónir
f. pl.; in the phrase, sjá ofsjónum yfir e-u, to look down upon, despise; brott ætlar hann ok görir hann þat ílla … þurfti hann ekki ofsjónum yfir þessu landi at sjá, Sturl. i. 225; ef hann hefði eigi séð ofsjónum yfir mannlegu eðli, Al. 160:—in mod. usage, to grudge one a thing.
of-sjónir
2. mod. the seeing of phantoms.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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