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.)