Sam-píning

Old Norse Dictionary - sam-píning

Meaning of Old Norse word "sam-píning" in English.

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

sam-píning
f. compassion, Th. 25, Stj. 155, Bs. ii. 90.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Th.
Theophilus. (F. III.)
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