Skynleysi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skynleysi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skynleysi" in Norwegian.

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

skynleysi: skynleysi, n. Uforstand; er fyrir því vit-leysi ok skynleysi at halda firir guðvindblástr eða veðrs megin Barl. 13319;nú höfum vér lypt augum várum ok frástrokit nökkot svá hina þykku skyn-leysis þoku, ok hefir nú nálgast hjartavárt lítill lýsingargeisli Barl. 18033; efmaðr veitir mikit, ok kann sá lítlaöfúsu, er þiggr, ok hvergi verðr athafa langar staðfestur mikillar gjafar,þegar hann kann eigi rétta öfúsu fyrir,ok tekr þá gjöf aptr frá honum skyn-leysi ok lítil sannsýni sjalfs hans, eneigi lausyrði þess, er gaf Kgs. 16937.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᛦᚿᛚᚽᛦᛋᛁ
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:

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.

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