sýn
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse sýn, from Proto-Germanic *siuniz, whence also the doublet sjón.
Pronunciation
Noun
sýn f (genitive singular sýnar, nominative plural sýnir)
- (uncountable) sight (especially denoting line of sight, the ability to see something particular)
- (countable) a sight (something one sees, especially something significant)
- (countable) vision (prophetic, etc.)
- (uncountable) vision, outlook, perspective
Declension
declension of sýn
Old Norse
Alternative forms
Etymology
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(deprecated template usage) From Proto-Germanic *siuniz.
Noun
sýn f (genitive sýnar, plural sýnir)
Declension
Declension of sýn (strong i-stem)
Derived terms
- andarsýn f (“vision”)
- augsýn f (“eyesight”)
- englasýn f (“vision of angels”)
- eptirsýn f (“looking after one”)
- fagnaðarsýn f (“joyful sight”)
- fjallasýn f (“mountain view”)
- forsýn f (“foreboding”)
- framsýn f (“foresight”)
- gaupnasýn f (“looking into one's palms; covering one's face with the hands”)
- landsýn f (“sight of land”)
- unaðssýn f (“happy sight”)
- vallarsýn f (“outward appearance”)
- yfirsýn f (“appearance, superintendence”)
- ásýn f (“presence; appearance; opinion”)
Related terms
- sjá (“to see”)
Descendants
References
- sýn in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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