SKÝ

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

SKÝ

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 SKÝ

n., gen. pl. skýja, dat. skýjum; [Dan. Swed. sky; cp. Engl. sky, although different in sense]:—a cloud, Alm. 18, 19; ský dökkt ok dimmt, Fms. xi. 136; svart ský, þrumu-ský, a thunder-cloud; ok sýnir regnboga þinn í skýjum, Blas. 47; þóttusk menn sjá, at regn mundi í skýinu, Eb. 260; tungl veðr í skýjum, the moon wades in clouds; skýjum efri, above the clouds, Edda; skýja deild, Skálda 162; skýja-rof, a rift or break in the clouds. For the notion that the fleeting clouds were the scattered brains of the giant Ýmir, see Gm. 41.

2 SKÝ

2. a cloud on the eye (causing blindness), cataract; drepr honum aldregi ský í augu. Hom. 47; það er ský á auganu.

3 SKÝ

COMPDS: skýbólstr, skýdrúpnir, skýjafall, skýjaferð, skýfjall, skýflóki, skýjaglópr, skýlauss, skýpílarr, skýskafa, skýstólpi, skýsvipan, skýþakðr.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚴᚢ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
dat.
dative.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
gen.
genitive.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
pl.
plural.
sing
singular.
Swed
Swedish.
Swed.
Swedish.

Works & Authors

Alm.
Alvís-mál. (A. I.)
Blas.
Blasius Saga. (F. III.)
Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gm.
Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)

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