Skynding

Old Norse Dictionary - skynding

Meaning of Old Norse word "skynding" in English.

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

skynding
f. speed, haste, Skálda 167; með (af) skyndingu, Fms. viii. 175. x. 266, 281, Sturl. i. 25, (af skvndingi, masc., Fms. ix. 377, is less correct.)

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
masc.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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