Skýja

Old Norse Dictionary - skýja

Meaning of Old Norse word "skýja"

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

Old Norse word skýja can mean:skýja

skýja
1. að, to cloud; skýja ok skyggva fyrir ljósit, Sks. 208; ek hefir himininn skýja látið, Stj. 62; skýjat ok ú-skygnað, 142: vel hefir þú einurð haldit hér til, en nú skýjar á heldr, but now it clouds over, Glúm. 367: part. clouded, Sks. 226; skýjað veðr, Ó. H. 108: shaded, of a helmet, Sks. 42.
skýja
2. u, f. cloudiness; ef þú ferr enga skýju fyrir honum, Konr.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
part.
participle.
f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Glúm.
Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Konr.
Konráðs Saga. (G. III.)
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