Orða-skak

Old Norse Dictionary - orða-skak

Meaning of Old Norse word "orða-skak" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

orða-skak
or orða-skvak, n. a ‘word-squeak,’ scolding, Ó. H. 157, Eg. 287.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱᚦᛅ-ᛋᚴᛅᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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