Yfirsýn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - yfirsýn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "yfirsýn" in Norwegian.

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

yfirsýn: yfirsýn, f. 1) Udseende, = yfirbragð 1,yfirlit; fríðr at yfirsýn OH. 24919; fórblíðliga með þeim at yfirsýn (dvs. efter-som det saa ud til, saavidt man kunde se) Fm. IX, 4332; Björn hafði augna-verk mikinn ok sér lítt hans yfirsýnOHm. 432. 2) = yfirbragð 2; tjáðisjalfs síns verk undir annars yfirsýn(sub alterius persona) dvs. omtalte sineGjerninger paa en saadan Maade at det syntes at være en andens, Heilag.II, 3771. 3) Skjøn, Bedømmelse; ekskyldi bœta með samþykki skynsamramanna ok yfirsýn, hvat ek þykkir brotithafa við heilaga kirkju Sturl. II, 23328.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛦᚠᛁᚱᛋᛦᚿ
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.

s.: substantiv.

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