Skyndi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Skyndi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚴᚢᚾᛏᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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