skyn

From Old Norse skyn; cognate with Danish skøn, Swedish skön.

• IPA^(key): /scɪːn/
• Rhymes: -ɪːn

skyn n (genitive singular skyns, no plural)

1. sense, awareness, perception

   Synonym: skynjun

2. understanding, comprehension

   Synonym: vit

3. intent

• skynfæri (“sense organ”)

• skynja (“to sense, to perceive; to understand”)

• skinn, scin, skin, skinne, skynne, scyn, sckyn, schyn

From Old Norse skinn, from Proto-Germanic *skinþą.

• IPA^(key): /ˈskin/

skyn (plural skynnes)

1. The skin (outer layer of the body or a portion of it)
   1. A hide, fur or skin of an animal, especially used as a garment.
   2. A prepared hide; e.g. parchment, leather, etc.
2. A layer or cover located in the inside of the body.
3. Any kind of rind or external layer; often referring to plants.
4. (biblical) Part of a the material composing a tent.

• bukskyn
• skynnen
• skynner
• skynnery

• English: skin
• Scots: skin

• “skin (n.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-19.

skyn

1. definite singular of sky