skyn
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFromOld Norseskyn; cognate withDanishskøn,Swedishskön.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editskyn n (genitive singularskyns,no plural)
- sense,awareness,perception
- Synonym:skynjun
- understanding,comprehension
- Synonym:vit
- intent
Declension
editsingular | ||
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indefinite | definite | |
nominative | skyn | skynið |
accusative | skyn | skynið |
dative | skyni | skyninu |
genitive | skyns | skynsins |
Derived terms
edit- skynfæri(“sense organ”)
Related terms
edit- skynja(“to sense, to perceive; to understand”)
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFromOld Norseskinn, fromProto-Germanic*skinþą.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editskyn (pluralskynnes)
- The skin(outer layer of the body or a portion of it)
- Alayer orcover located in the inside of the body.
- A rind or external layer(especially of a plant).
- (biblical) Part of the material composing atent.
Derived terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- “skin,n.(1).”, inMED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.:University of Michigan,2007, retrieved2018-07-19.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editNoun
editVerb
editskyn
Swedish
editNoun
editskyn
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- enm:Bible
- enm:Anatomy
- enm:Botany
- enm:Hides
- enm:Organs
- enm:Skin
- enm:Writing
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