Sykna
Old Norse Dictionary - sykna
Meaning of Old Norse word "sykna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word sykna can mean:sykna
- sykna
- u, f. [Ulf. swikniþa, swiknei = ἁγνότης, ἁγνεία, ἁπλότης; swikneins = καθαρισμός]:—blamelessness, the state of being sykn; ef skógar-maðr hefir vegit annan skógar-mann til syknu sér, Grág. ii. 160; víg Þorvalds skyldi vera til syknu Helga, Rd. 265; lýsa syknu e-s, … ok fékksk þar hvártveggja syknan, … mæla móti syknu e-s, 292; færa fram syknu e-s (to bring it out in parliament), Fms. vi. 119, Fbr. 53; meðan þeir hafa eigi farit syknu sinni, Grág. i. 97.
- sykna
- COMPDS: syknuleyfi, syknulof.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᚴᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Rd.
- Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)