Skam-sýni
Old Norse Dictionary - skam-sýniMeaning of Old Norse word "skam-sýni" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skam-sýni
- f. short-sightedness (only in a metaph. sense), Sks. 11, 302, 623, 667, Gþl. 162.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛅᛘ-ᛋᚢᚾᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)