Kynstr
Old Norse Dictionary - kynstr
Meaning of Old Norse word "kynstr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kynstr
- n. pl. strange, prodigious things, esp. of witchcraft, Fms. iii. 89, Fas. i. 56, 194, iii. 210, 308; kynstra-maðr, ii. 425; fá-kynstr, wonders.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚾᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)