yfirsjón

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • yfirsýn

Etymology

From yfir- (“over”) +‎ sjón (“sight”).

Noun

yfirsjón f

  1. supervision, inspection
  2. appearance, look

Declension

Declension of yfirsjón (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative yfirsjón yfirsjónin yfirsjónir yfirsjónirnar
accusative yfirsjón yfirsjónina yfirsjónir yfirsjónirnar
dative yfirsjón yfirsjóninni yfirsjónum yfirsjónunum
genitive yfirsjónar yfirsjónarinnar yfirsjóna yfirsjónanna

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “yfirsjón”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 505; also available at the Internet Archive
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