Skæði

Old Norse Dictionary - skæði

Meaning of Old Norse word "skæði" in English.

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

skæði Old Norse word can mean:

skæði: 1. i. e. skœði, n. pl. [derived from skór], the piece of leather cut square for making a pair of shoes; þar liggr léskrápr, taki hann sér þar af skæði, Ísl. ii. 113; var þá skorin yxnis-húðin til skæða, 71, Skíða R. 23, 24, 26, 32, 38; il-skæði, Od. xiv. 24. skæða-drífa, u, f. flakes of snow. skæða-tollr, m. a ‘shoe-tax,’ a kind of church-tax; s. af hverju bænhúsi, Vm. 92; s. ok osttollr, 74; hey-tollr, ljós-tollr, ost-tollr, skæða-tollr af ellifu bæjum, en af Arnar-vatni osttollr ok s. at eins, Pm. 76.

skæði: 2. n. [skæðr], scathe, damage; tungu-skæði, ‘tongue-scathe,’ bad language.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

R.: Rimur.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Od.: Odysseifs-kvæði, prose, 1829.

Pm.: Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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