Kyn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kyn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kyn" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

kyn: kyn, n. (G. Pl. kynja) Vidunder, lat. monstrum, portentum. Stj. 4368; Hei-laG. I, 3420; urðu mörg kyn í draumumok sýnum Sturl. I, 17825; þetta varVincentiusdag, þótti mönnum þetta(dvs. at der var Flom) kyn mikil, því atvötn öll vóru lítil bæði áðr ok síðanSturl. II, 23624.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᛦᚿ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

G.: Genitiv.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

Pl.: Pluralis.

s.: substantiv.