Yfir-sýn

Old Norse Dictionary - yfir-sýn

Meaning of Old Norse word "yfir-sýn" in English.

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

yfir-sýn: f. a look, appearance, Hkr. iii. 364: show = yfirbragð, FmS. ix. 433: a survey, inspection, meta þetta fé eptir y. þeirra manna sem biskup nefndi til, Dipl. i. 7; undir y. greinds Herra Pettars, v. 18; eptir boðskap ok y. erkibiskups, on the order and under the superintendance of, MS. 671. 17, H. E. i. 517.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.