Skær

Old Norse Dictionary - skær

Meaning of Old Norse word "skær" in English.

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

skær: m., gen. skæs, dat. and acc. skæ, [skæva, skævaðr], a racer, steed, Höfuðl. 12, Orkn. (in a verse), Ísl. ii. 229: metaph., s. skorðu, sunda, = a ship, Lex. Poët.; skir (= skær), Hým. 36; only used by poets.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

dat.: dative.

gen.: genitive.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Hým.: Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)

Höfuðl.: Höfuðlausn. (A. III.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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