Syn-semi

Old Norse Dictionary - syn-semi

Meaning of Old Norse word "syn-semi"

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

syn-semi
f. an unobliging mood, petty denial of a favour; en synsemi mun þér í þykkja ok eigi stórmannlegt ef ek synja, Fs. 34.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
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