åsyn

From Old Danish asiun, from Old Norse ásýn.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔːˌsyˀn/

åsyn n (singular definite åsynet, plural indefinite åsyn)

1. (chiefly poetic) a face

• ansigt
• fjæs (informal)

• “åsyn” in Den Danske Ordbog

From Old Norse ásýn.

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːsyːn/

åsyn n (definite singular åsynet, indefinite plural åsyn, definite plural åsyna or åsynene)

1. a face

From Old Norse ásýn.

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːsyːn/

åsyn n (definite singular åsynet, indefinite plural åsyn, definite plural åsyna)

1. a face

å (“on (obsolete)”) +‎ syn (“sight”)

åsyn c

1. sight (seeing something)

   Hans fobi var så svår att han svimmade vid blotta åsynen av en spindel

   His phobia was so severe that he fainted at the mere sight of a spider

2. sight (what someone sees, someone's visual impressions)

   Försvinn ur min åsyn!

   Get out of my sight!

3. (literary) sight (what something or someone looks like – could also be interpreted as the first sense)

   Man vänjer sig aldrig vid slemmonstrets vidriga åsyn

   You never get used to the disgusting sight of the slime monster [the slime monster's disgusting sight]

• anblick

• åsyn in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• åsyn in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• åsyn in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)