Old Norse Dictionary Entry

SKÝ

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

3 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.

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Runic Inscription

SKÝ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "SKÝ" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

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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