Skam-sýnn
Old Norse Dictionary - skam-sýnnMeaning of Old Norse word "skam-sýnn" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skam-sýnn
- adj. short-sighted, foolish, only metaph. (nærsýnn in a bodily sense), Fms. viii. 17, Sks. 248, Anecd. 10, Gþl. 44.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛅᛘ-ᛋᚢᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Anecd.
- Anecdoton. (H. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)