Skakkr

Old Norse Dictionary - skakkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skakkr" in English.

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

skakkr Old Norse word can mean:

skakkr: adj. skew, wry, distorted (rangr, q. v., is mostly used in a metaph. sense); hvárki vindt né skakkt. Krók. 42; ekki skakkt né hallt, 656 A. i. 33; skakkr eða lami, 656 B. 7; bar hanu jafnan hallt höfuðit síðan, því var hann skakkr kallaðR. Orkn. 364; skakkar tenn, Skíða R.; skakkr á banni, with a sprained leg, Hým. 37: allit., skældr ok skakkr: neut., skjóta augum í skakk, to look awry, FbR. 71.

skakkr: II. metaph. unequal; skökk mála-efni, Fms. iv. 332; þótt várir fundir hafi jafnan skakkir verit sakir fjölmennis, viii. 214; at görð sjá sé heldr skökk, unequal, unjust. Eg. 738.

skakkr: III. as a nickname, Skakki = Lat. Claudus: Skakka-skáld, a nickname.

skakkr: COMPDS: skakkborinn, skakkhorn, skakkifótr, skakktenntR.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

allit.: alliteration, alliterative.

lit.: literally.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

neut.: neuter.

q. v.: quod vide.

R.: Rimur.

v.: vide.

Lat.: Latin.

Works & Authors cited:

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Hým.: Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)

Krók.: Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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