Kynna
Old Norse Dictionary - kynna
Meaning of Old Norse word "kynna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word kynna can mean:kynna
- kynna
- d, mod. t, [causal from kunna], to make known; k. sér e-t, to make known to oneself, study; k. sér kaupskap, Þórð. 17 new Ed.; hann kynndi sér svá siðu annarra manna, FmS. iii. 213; k. e-m e-t, to communicate to one, 655 xi. 3, MS. 623. 12; hverr mun kynna oss (shew us the way) til konungs, Karl. 470; kynna um e-t, to enquire into, Sturl. i. 32.
- kynna
- II. reflex. to become known, come abroad; þá þat kyndisk, then it was seen, Hkm. 18, Greg. 59; e-m kynnisk e-t, to get acquainted with, því heldr sem mér kynnisk betr, FmS. ii. 37, vi. 392:—with dat., kynnask e-u, to become acquainted with a thing, FS. 31:—with acc., kynnask e-t (= kynna sér e-ð), to study, teygja til þess unga menn, at kynnask várt mál, BS. i. 59:—with prep., kynnask við e-n, to offend a person; hann kynndisk við mik, (ok stakk spjóti sínu við sjóð mínum ok reið á brott), Ísl. ii. 498; but also, to make acquaintance with one, in a good sense, Stj. 422, Konr. 10, passim; perhaps also the debated passage, mjötuðr kyndisk, the ruler enquires (?), Vsp. 47, belongs to this word and not to kynda, see mjötuðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚾᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- S.
- Saga.
- acc.
- accusative.
- dat.
- dative.
- m.
- masculine.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Þórð.
- Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Greg.
- Gregory. (F. II.)
- Hkm.
- Hákonar-mál. (A. III.)
- Konr.
- Konráðs Saga. (G. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Vsp.
- Völuspá. (A. I.)