Stynja

Old Norse Dictionary - stynja

Meaning of Old Norse word "stynja" in English.

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

stynja: styn, pret. stundi; subj. styndi; part. stunit; [Dan. stönne; Germ. stöhnen]:—to groan; grét ok stundi, Hkr. iii. 366; stynéndr, Hom. 54; Helgi tekr at stynja fast, Gísl. 47; stynja dvergar, Vsp. 53, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

Germ.: German.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

part.: participle.

pret.: preterite.

subj.: subjunctive.

Works & Authors cited:

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

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