Definitions
Definitions
1 kyn-sæll
adj. blessed with good and great offspring, a man from whom many great and good men are descended; fjöldi manna er frá Karlsefni kominn, ok er hann k. maðr orðinn, Fb. i. 549; frá Júda er mestr höfðingi var ok kynsælastr, Stj.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
kyn-sæll
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "kyn-sæll" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).