Mis-kunna

Old Norse Dictionary - mis-kunna

Meaning of Old Norse word "mis-kunna"

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

Old Norse word mis-kunna can mean:mis-kunna

mis-kunna
mod. mis-kuna, að, to shew mercy, pardon, with dat.; m. máli e-s, to pardon, deal mercifully with one, Sks. 652, Fms. ii. 119, viii. 24, Greg. 24; miskunnaðu mér Guð = miserere mei Dens, Fms. viii. 239: passim in eccl. usage, Guð miskuni nú öllum oss, a hymn.
mis-kunna
II. with acc., miskunna e-n, O. H. l. 40, Str. 74, Sks. 255, (rare.)

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

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
eccl.
ecclesiastical.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
acc.
accusative.
L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
O. H. L.
Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)
Str.
Strengleikar. (G. II.)
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