Rétt-sýni

Old Norse Dictionary - rétt-sýni

Meaning of Old Norse word "rétt-sýni" in English.

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

rétt-sýni Old Norse word can mean:

rétt-sýni: f. a straight direction; sjónhending ok r. í vörðu þá er stendr …, Ám. 107; þaðan r. í fremstu Gljúfrár-drög, Pm. 46; ræðr Miðfjarðar-vatn, ok ór því r. upp í Kagaðar-hól. id.; r. upp ór Vátabergi, Dipl. ii. 2.

rétt-sýni: 2. metaph. seeing right, Al. 4; speki ok r., Bs. i. 300: mod. justice, fairness.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

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

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

pl.: plural.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Ám.: Auðunnar-máldagi. (J. I.)

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Pm.: Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

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