Skaga

Old Norse Dictionary - skaga

Meaning of Old Norse word "skaga" in English.

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

skaga
skagi, skagði, skagat (mod. skagar, skagaði), to jut out, project; tönnina er skagði ór höfði Melbricta, Orkn. 12; skögðu tvær tenn fram ór höfðinu, Sd. 147 (skögul-tönn); boginn skagði um herðarnar, Fas. ii. 330.

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

Abbreviations used:

mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Sd.
Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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