Yfirsjón

Old Norwegian Dictionary - yfirsjón

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "yfirsjón" in Norwegian.

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

yfirsjón: yfirsjón, f. 1) Udseende; at yfirsjón mannadvs. saavidt Menneskene kunne se ellerskjønne, Mar. 6726; taldi hann til ríkisí fyrsta sinn ok kvað líkt tilfarit ríkinuyfirsjónar (dvs. af Udseende) ok aldri sín-um Flat. II, 7014. 2) Tilsyn med, Op-sigt over noget; ger þik aldrigi drukk-inn, þvíat iðuliga má svá at berask, atþú sér þá kallaðr til mála manna oktil yfirsjónar Kgs. 815; hafa yfirsjón ájörðinni DN. VIII, 238.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛦᚠᛁᚱᛋᛁᚮᚿ
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.

lat.: latinsk.

s.: substantiv.

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