Vár-kynna

Old Norse Dictionary - vár-kynna

Meaning of Old Norse word "vár-kynna" in English.

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

vár-kynna Old Norse word can mean:

vár-kynna: ð, mod. vorkenna, qs. kunna vár, see várkunn above:—to excuse; v. e-m, Greg. 72; vil ek yðr v. at þér þykkisk alls til lengi hafa heiman verit, Fms. ii. 296; munu vér eigi várkynna öðrum þó at hér skatyrðisk, Ísl. ii. 384.

vár-kynna: 2. to pity; várkynndi hann fátækt (dat.) hans, 655 iii. 4; várkynna synðgum, Greg. 45; líkna ok várkynna, 623. 23; þér várkynndut oss eigi, pitied us not, Fas. ii. 76.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

qs.: quasi.

v.: vide.

dat.: dative.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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