Skygna

Old Norse Dictionary - skygna

Meaning of Old Norse word "skygna" in English.

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

skygna Old Norse word can mean:

skygna: ð, to spy, pry; skygna um e-t, to spy after, Sks. 501 B; þar skygnir hverr um annars athæti, 278; s. um siðu sjálfs sín, 9; gakk þú út ok skygn um kaup þín, id., Hom. 46: skygna egg, to hold an egg(fresh from the nest) up to the eye, to see if it is new.

skygna: II. reflex., skygnask um, to look out, Hm. 1; skygndisk hann um fast, ok hyggr at, Fms. ii. 180; kom ormrinn fram ok skygndisk um, vi. 352; hann skygndisk víða um, Fas. ii. 91, Fs. 42.

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

Abbreviations used:

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

m.: masculine.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

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