Sykn

Old Norse Dictionary - sykn

Meaning of Old Norse word "sykn" in English.

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

sykn
f. = sykna; ok varð ekki af sykninni, it was dropped, Grett. 117 new Ed.; af þessu eyddist sykn (syknan Ub.) at sinni, 173 new Ed.

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

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Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Ub.
Uppsala-bók. (C. I.)
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