Skam-sýnn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Skam-sýnn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 skam-sýnn

adj. short-sighted, foolish, only metaph. (nærsýnn in a bodily sense), Fms. viii. 17, Sks. 248, Anecd. 10, Gþl. 44.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚴᛅᛘ-ᛋᚢᚾᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
l.
Linnæus.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.

Works & Authors

Anecd.
Anecdoton. (H. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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