See also: syn, syn., syn-, -syn, and

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse sýn, from Proto-Germanic *siuniz. Doublet of sjón.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

sýn f (genitive singular sýnar, nominative plural sýnir)

  1. (uncountable) sight (especially denoting line of sight, the ability to see something particular)
  2. (countable) a sight (something one sees, especially something significant)
  3. (countable) vision (prophetic, etc.)
  4. (uncountable) vision, outlook, perspective

Declension edit

Old Norse edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *siuniz.

Noun edit

sýn f (genitive sýnar, plural sýnir)

  1. sight, eyesight
  2. appearance, look
  3. (poetic, heiti) sun

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Icelandic: sýn
  • Faroese: sýn
  • Norwegian:
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: syn n or f
    • Norwegian Bokmål: syn n
  • Old Swedish: sȳn
    • Swedish: syn c
  • Danish: syn n

References edit

  • sýn in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.