Á-sýn
Old Norse Dictionary - á-sýn
Meaning of Old Norse word "á-sýn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word á-sýn can mean:á-sýn
- á-sýn
- f. countenance, presence; kasta e-m burt frá sinni á., Stj. 651: appearance, shape, Hom. 155; dat. pl. used as adv., hversu var hann ásýnum, how did he look? Hom. 91; ágætr at ætt ok á., fair of race and noble, Hkr. i. 214: gen. sing. used as adv., minna ásýnar, apparently less, Grág. ii. 29.
- á-sýn
- 2. metaph. a view, opinion; með rangri á., Sks. 344.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅ-ᛋᚢᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adv.
- adverb.
- dat.
- dative.
- f.
- feminine.
- gen.
- genitive.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- sing.
- singular.
- v.
- vide.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)