Ský

Old Norse Dictionary - ský

Meaning of Old Norse word "ský" in English.

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

ský Old Norse word can mean:

ský: n., gen. pl. skýja, dat. skýjum; [Dan. Swed. sky; cp. Engl. sky, although different in sense]:—a cloud, Alm. 18, 19; ský dökkt ok dimmt, Fms. xi. 136; svart ský, þrumu-ský, a thunder-cloud; ok sýnir regnboga þinn í skýjum, Blas. 47; þóttusk menn sjá, at regn mundi í skýinu, Eb. 260; tungl veðr í skýjum, the moon wades in clouds; skýjum efri, above the clouds, Edda; skýja deild, Skálda 162; skýja-rof, a rift or break in the clouds. For the notion that the fleeting clouds were the scattered brains of the giant Ýmir, see Gm. 41.

ský: 2. a cloud on the eye (causing blindness), cataract; drepr honum aldregi ský í augu. Hom. 47; það er ský á auganu.

ský: COMPDS: skýbólstr, skýdrúpnir, skýjafall, skýjaferð, skýfjall, skýflóki, skýjaglópr, skýlauss, skýpílarr, skýskafa, skýstólpi, skýsvipan, skýþakðr.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

dat.: dative.

Engl.: English.

gen.: genitive.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Alm.: Alvís-mál. (A. I.)

Blas.: Blasius Saga. (F. III.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

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