Skygn

Old Norse Dictionary - skygn

Meaning of Old Norse word "skygn" in English.

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

skygn Old Norse word can mean:

skygn: adj. seeing; tvan skygn augu, Mar.; skygn báðum augum. Fms. vi. 235; hann hafði fengit sýn sína ok var þá skygn maðr, Ó. H. 224; heil-s., hale-sighted, i. e. with good sight; ú-skygn, dim-sighted.

skygn: 2. sharp-sighted; Einarr var einsýnn ok þó manna skygnstr, Orkn. 16, Ísl. ii. 83, Eg. 740 B; skygnastr, Ld. 278; frár ok skygn ok glögg-þekkinn, Finnb. 334; hón er svá skygn, at hón sér …, Best. 53; hvöss ok skygn hugsunar-augu, Skálda 160; skygnan ok greiniligan, Th. 12.

skygn: 3. in mod. popular tales skygn denotes second sight, the power of seeing goblins, elves, etc. through hills and stones, and whatever is hidden from the common eye (= ófreskr in the old writers), see Maurer’s Volks. and Ísl. Þjóðs.; baptismal water sprinkled in the eyes of an infant is said to prevent his becoming skygn.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

i. e.: id est.

m.: masculine.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

etc.: et cetera.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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

Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

Ísl. Þjóðs.: Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.

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