Skýja

Old Norse Dictionary - skýja

Meaning of Old Norse word "skýja" in English.

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

skýja Old Norse word can mean:

skýja: 1. að, to cloud; skýja ok skyggva fyrir ljósit, Sks. 208; ek hefir himininn skýja látið, Stj. 62; skýjat ok ú-skygnað, 142: vel hefir þú einurð haldit hér til, en nú skýjar á heldr, but now it clouds over, Glúm. 367: part. clouded, Sks. 226; skýjað veðr, Ó. H. 108: shaded, of a helmet, Sks. 42.

skýja: 2. u, f. cloudiness; ef þú ferr enga skýju fyrir honum, Konr.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

part.: participle.

f.: feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Konr.: Konráðs Saga. (G. III.)

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