Kynda

Old Norse Dictionary - kynda

Meaning of Old Norse word "kynda"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word kynda can mean:kynda

kynda
d, mod. t, to kindle, light a fire; k. funa, eld, loga, bál, vita, Hkv. 2. 37, Am. 5, Mar.; ok skyldi þaðan vita fyrst upp k. ef herr væri sénn, Fas. iii. 18; k. ofn, Fb. i. 416: absol., skaltú eigi beiðask at baka heitara en ek mun kynda, Eg. 239: metaph., Heilagr Andi kyndi ástareld í brjóstum þeim, GrEg. 18.
kynda
II. reflex. to be kindled; logbröndunum kastaði upp í borgina ok tók at í kyndask, Fms. x. 29; hugrinn kyndisk svá mörgum bröndum sem boðorðum, GrEg. 19; ok er þat (the bale fire) er mjök í kynt, Fas. i. 202: for Vsp. 47 see kynna and mjötuðr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚾᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

absol.
absolute, absolutely.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
mod.
modern.
v.
vide.
reflex.
retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.
Atla-mál. (A. II.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)
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