Of-sjónir
Old Norse Dictionary - of-sjónir
Meaning of Old Norse word "of-sjónir"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word of-sjónir can mean:of-sjónir
- of-sjónir
- f. pl.; in the phrase, sjá ofsjónum yfir e-u, to look down upon, despise; brott ætlar hann ok görir hann þat ílla … þurfti hann ekki ofsjónum yfir þessu landi at sjá, Sturl. i. 225; ef hann hefði eigi séð ofsjónum yfir mannlegu eðli, Al. 160:—in mod. usage, to grudge one a thing.
- of-sjónir
- 2. mod. the seeing of phantoms.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠ-ᛋᛁᚢᚾᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)