BreadWaterSaltA boundary actually heldA no that was spoken plainly
Invocation Approach
Tone
Firm and courteous
Address
SýnThe Door-KeeperShe Who Refuses
Relationship
The one who stands in the doorway and does not move
Warning
She shuts the door against those who should not enter including you sometimes
Resonance
Those defending a boundary those who must say no
Symbols
DoorBoltShieldThe plain no
Mythology Summary
Sýn is the goddess who keeps the door of the hall and shuts it against those who are not to come in; Gylfaginning 36 adds that in lawsuits she guards the cases of those who have right on their side, and that 'syn is set against it' is said when someone denies a thing. The name is the ordinary Norse word for refusal or denial, and it is also used in poetry as a word for a woman. She has no myth, no cult and no temple.
Modern Practice
Sýn is called when a boundary has to be held — the door kept shut, the case defended, the request refused without apology. The practice is the plain no, said once, and the door kept.