Kyn-sæll
Old Norse Dictionary - kyn-sæll
Meaning of Old Norse word "kyn-sæll"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kyn-sæll
- adj. blessed with good and great offspring, a man from whom many great and good men are descended; fjöldi manna er frá Karlsefni kominn, ok er hann k. maðr orðinn, Fb. i. 549; frá Júda er mestr höfðingi var ok kynsælastr, Stj.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚾ-ᛋᛅᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)