Geig-skot
Old Norse Dictionary - geig-skotMeaning of Old Norse word "geig-skot" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- geig-skot
- n. a deadly shot; in the phrase, at skjóta g. í móti e-m, to shoot the death bolt against one, i. e. to seek to take one’s life, Fb. ii. 353, Fms. v. 76.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛁᚴ-ᛋᚴᚢᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- i. e.
- id est.
- n.
- neuter.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)