Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Skyndi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 skyndi

1. a, m. = skundi; meðr skynda, 732. 15.

2 skyndi

2. u. speed, haste: in COMPDS, a hurried thing: skyndi-brullaup, n. a hasty wedding, cp. ‘a Scotch marriage,’ Eg. 24, Fas. i. 37. skyndi-kona, u, f. a loose woman, harlot, Fms. xi. 54. skyndi-kross, m. a hasty making the sign of the cross, Skíða R. skyndi-ráð, m. a hasty deed, Sturl. iii. 245. skyndi-ræði, id., Orkn. 438.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

skyndi

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
f.: feminine.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
R.: Rimur.

Works & Authors

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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