Sínkr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sínkr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sínkr" in Norwegian.

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

sínkr: sínkr, adj. egennyttig, tilbøielig til at søge sin Fordel paa andres Bekostning oguvillig til at gjøre dem noget godt, =síngjarn; allir Gunnhildar synir várumenn sínkir Fm. I, 502; þat dró mestríki undan honum, er hann var svásínkr ok fégjarn Fm. VII, 2396; jvfKgs. 15318; sínkr ok sníkinn Barl.13621; svá var hann sínkr, at hannmátti engan hlut gefa Fld. III, 266; íþriðja stað sá hann sínka menn við fá-tœka hörmuliga pínast Æf. 95231; þettakvikendi heitir Acheron ok svelgir allasínka menn (= lat. omnes avaros) Hei- lag. I, 33734.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛁᚿᚴᚱ
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.

f.: Feminin.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

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