Skaf

Old Norse Dictionary - skaf

Meaning of Old Norse word "skaf" in English.

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

skaf: n. [skafa], a scraping, peeling, esp. of peeled bark used in Norway for fodder for goats and cattle; brjóta hrís ok skaf, D. n. i. 215; þrjú hlóss viðar, ok tvau skafs, Gþl. 344, n. G. l. i. 39, 240; reiða heim skaf, 358; þá er uxa-mat átum inni skaf sem hafrar, Sighvat; hrís ok skaf í mörkinni, D. n. i. 291.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.: especially.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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