Skína

Old Norse Dictionary - skína

Meaning of Old Norse word "skína" in English.

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

skína Old Norse word can mean:

skína: pres. skínn, Nj. 146; þú skínn, 623. 18: mod. skín (with a single n); pres. skein, skeint (mod. skeinst), skein, pl. skinu; subj. skini; part. skininn: [Ulf. skeinan = λαμπειν, ἐξαστράπτειν; common to all Teut. languages]:—to shine; sól skínn, Grág. ii. 170; nú skínn sól í sali, Alm.; sól skein sunnan, Vsp. 4; veðr var fagrt, skein sól í heiði, Ó. H. 216; geislar skinu, Ór. 60; er sólin skínn á, Nj. 146; s. með mikilli birti, Fms. i. 77: tne phrase, skína í jarteinum, 623. 18; or, s. jarteinum, of a saint, Bs. passim; ok er hann skein í þvílíkri dýrð, Fms. x. 231; þeim er skein í heims prýði, 656 A. ii. 2; heilög Krisini hefir skinit með björtum blóma, Bs. i. 237; skínanda klæði, shining, glittering clothes, of gold-embroidered stuff, Dipl. iii. 4, v. 18, Vm. 52, 55.

skína: 2. to glimmer, gleam; skínu við tólf spjót ok skildir nokkurir, Eg. 742.

skína: II. part. skininn, bleached, withered; skininn hross-hauss, Fas. ii. 300; hvítr ok skininn.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

part.: participle.

pl.: plural.

pres.: present.

subj.: subjunctive.

Teut.: Teutonic.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Alm.: Alvís-mál. (A. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Ór.: Ólafs-ríma. (A. III)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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