Skygna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Skygna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 skygna

ð, to spy, pry; skygna um e-t, to spy after, Sks. 501 B; þar skygnir hverr um annars athæti, 278; s. um siðu sjálfs sín, 9; gakk þú út ok skygn um kaup þín, id., Hom. 46: skygna egg, to hold an egg(fresh from the nest) up to the eye, to see if it is new.

2 skygna

II. reflex., skygnask um, to look out, Hm. 1; skygndisk hann um fast, ok hyggr at, Fms. ii. 180; kom ormrinn fram ok skygndisk um, vi. 352; hann skygndisk víða um, Fas. ii. 91, Fs. 42.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚴᚢᚴᚾᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.: masculine.
reflex: reflexive.
reflex.: reflexive.

Works & Authors

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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