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Kyn-sæll

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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.
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Runic Inscription

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kyn-sæll

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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).

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adj
adjective.
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adjective.

Works & Authors

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)

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