Sykna

Old Norse Dictionary - sykna

Meaning of Old Norse word "sykna" in English.

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

sykna Old Norse word can mean:

sykna: u, f. [Ulf. swikniþa, swiknei = ἁγνότης, ἁγνεία, ἁπλότης; swikneins = καθαρισμός]:—blamelessness, the state of being sykn; ef skógar-maðr hefir vegit annan skógar-mann til syknu sér, Grág. ii. 160; víg Þorvalds skyldi vera til syknu Helga, Rd. 265; lýsa syknu e-s, … ok fékksk þar hvártveggja syknan, … mæla móti syknu e-s, 292; færa fram syknu e-s (to bring it out in parliament), Fms. vi. 119, Fbr. 53; meðan þeir hafa eigi farit syknu sinni, Grág. i. 97.

sykna: COMPDS: syknuleyfi, syknulof.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Rd.: Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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