Skæva

Old Norse Dictionary - skæva

Meaning of Old Norse word "skæva" in English.

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

skæva: að, [Ulf. skewjan = ὁδον ποιειν, Mark ii. 23]:—to stride, absol. and only in poetry; hón skævaði skýjum efri, Hkv. 2. 3; hón skævaði (she strode) veigar þeim at bera, 35; þá kom in arma út skævandi, Og. 32; skæva vér létum, Am. 96.

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

Abbreviations used:

absol.: absolute, absolutely.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

Og.: Oddrúnar-grátr. (A. II.)

➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.