Syn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - syn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "syn" in Norwegian.

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

syn
syn, f. (N. Pl. synjar) Benægtelse; setjasyn fyrir e-t dvs. benægte Sandheden af noget, som paastaaes af andre, SE. I,11612; Fm. IX, 54; ef þat mælir biskup,at -, en þeir kveða við því nei: þáeru synjar mæltar fyrir dvs. da er detsagt, at man kan fralægge sig det ved Benægtelse, Gul. 2810.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛦᚿ
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.
m.
Masculin.
Pl.
Pluralis.
s.
substantiv.

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