Skammsýni

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skammsýni

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skammsýni" in Norwegian.

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

skammsýni
skammsýni, f. Kortsynethed, Uforstand; svá ok ef nökkurir hlutir finnask þeirþar í skipaðir, er spilla þykki fyrir bók-inni, ok vár skammsýni hefir ofmæltKgs. 3 &vl 3; fyrir sakar ofmikillaryfirgirndar eða skammsýni Kgs. 146&vl 2.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᛆᛘᛘᛋᛦᚿᛁ
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:

f.
Feminin.
s.
substantiv.

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