Langsýnn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - langsýnn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "langsýnn" in Norwegian.

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

langsýnn
langsýnn, adj. begavet med Evnen til atse i det fjerne, se godt i lang Afstand, = langsær; i fig. Bet.: kváðu Hund-ingssonu eigi langsýna (dvs. at Hund-ingssønnerne vare kortsynede), þá er þeirsögðust eigi mundu hræðast VölsungaVöls. 11723 (c. 17); bóndi var auðtrúinnok eigi langsýnn Æf. 6855.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᛆᚿᚵᛋᛦᚿᚿ
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:

adj.
Adjectiv.
c.
Capitel.
f.
Feminin.
fig.
figurlig, i figurlig betydning.
s.
substantiv.

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