Skáka

Old Norse Dictionary - skáka

Meaning of Old Norse word "skáka" in English.

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

skáka: að, to check. Fms. iv. 366, v. l. (skekði, Ó. H. l. c.), freq. in mod. usage:—the metaph. phrase, skáka í því skjóli, to check one in that shelter, i. e. to take advantage of (unduly).

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:

freq.: frequent, frequently.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

l. c.: loco citato.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

mod.: modern.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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