Gensyn

Old Swedish Dictionary - gensyn

Meaning of Old Swedish word "gensyn" in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

gensyn
syn som träder ngn till mötes. om spegelbild. i speghlenom syni ok thäns biläte, som ser j honom, ok än tho at tilsynen ok gensynen (respectus) almenneligha är omskiptelighin, thog likowäl fästir thän som seer j spegillin, sina syn oppa thz han astwndar SpV 5.

Part of speech: nn

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚽᚿᛋᛦᚿ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

Works and authors cited:

SpV
Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.
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