Skyn-semi

Meaning of Old Norse word "skyn-semi"

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

Old Norse word skyn-semi can mean:skyn-semi

skyn-semi

f. = skynsemd; in old usage skynsemd prevails, in later times skynsemi: móti skynseminni, Stj. 35; aumri skynsemi ætla of hátt, aldrei til skilnings koma. Pass.; af skynsemi ok sannindum, Fms. ix. 451; hafa ærna s. at leysa ór því er þeir spurða, x. 374; með þeirri s. ok viti sem Guð hefir oss léð. Dipl. ii. 5; mikil s. er at rifja vandliga þát, it is a vast amount of knowledge, Edda 14; konungr bað hann at taka rétta trú, ok sagði honum marga skynsemi, Fms. ii. 167; ér allir er skilja megut rétta skynsemi, 656 A. ii. 14; þá tók Páll at sýna þeim s. fyrir sik, 656 C. 20; gjalda s. fyrir e-t, to give reasons for, Skálda 205; gjalda s. fyrir þik, 623. 17.

skyn-semi

2. in compds an s is inserted; skynsemis mál, ræða of skynsemis mál, to speak of rational subjects, Clem. 44: and so in mod. usage, skynsemis-trú, rationalism.

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