Yfir-sjón

Old Norse Dictionary - yfir-sjón

Meaning of Old Norse word "yfir-sjón"

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

Old Norse word yfir-sjón can mean:yfir-sjón

yfir-sjón
f. a survey; skoðan ok y., Dipl. iii. 4, Fms. v. 245, Sks. 359 B.
yfir-sjón
2. an oversight, blunder, passim in mod. usage.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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