Skagi

Old Norse Dictionary - skagi

Meaning of Old Norse word "skagi" in English.

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

skagi: a, m. [Shetl. skaw (as the Skaw of Unst)]:—a low cape or ness (höfði is a high head-land); á lands-enda þann inn norðara eðr skagann, A.A. 276; millum konungs-garðs ok skagans við Ólafs-klaustr, N. G. l. iii. 125; út-skagi: freq. in local names, Vendil-skagi or Jótlands-skagi, the Skagerack; the Skagi, the ness between the Skagafjord and Húnaflói; the Skagi in Akraness: Skaga-strönd, Skaga-fjörðr, whence Skag-firðingar, m. pl. the men from S.; Skag-firzkr, adj.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

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

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