Skam-sýni

Old Norse Dictionary - skam-sýni

Meaning 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.)
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