Kynne

Old Swedish Dictionary - kynne

Meaning of Old Swedish word "kynne" in Swedish.

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

kynne
natur, art, beskaffenhet. " än tha ath tilförna standher aff oxa oc koo släkth scriffwit, likewäl är witandis ath theras kraffth oc dynne (fel för kynne). haar oc lither (habitum corporis et ingenium animi et pili colorem) offtha ärw oc bliffwa jt hem äffther hymmelsens kraffth som jngiffz aff planetommen" PMSkr 223. Jfr okynne.

Part of speech: nn

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

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Works and authors cited:

PM
Peder Månssons Stridskonst och Stridslag. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1845.
PMSkr
Peder Månssons Skrifter på svenska. Utg. af R. Geete. 1913--15. SFSS.
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