Skygna
Old Norse Dictionary - skygna
Meaning of Old Norse word "skygna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word skygna can mean:skygna
- skygna
- ð, to spy, pry; skygna um e-t, to spy after, Sks. 501 B; þar skygnir hverr um annars athæti, 278; s. um siðu sjálfs sín, 9; gakk þú út ok skygn um kaup þín, id., Hom. 46: skygna egg, to hold an egg(fresh from the nest) up to the eye, to see if it is new.
- skygna
- II. reflex., skygnask um, to look out, Hm. 1; skygndisk hann um fast, ok hyggr at, Fms. ii. 180; kom ormrinn fram ok skygndisk um, vi. 352; hann skygndisk víða um, Fas. ii. 91, Fs. 42.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᚴᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- m.
- masculine.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)