Skán

Old Norse Dictionary - skán

Meaning of Old Norse word "skán" in English.

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

skán Old Norse word can mean:

skán: f. a thin membrane, film; hann laust hann með líkþrá, svá at ein skán var alt af hvirfli ofan ok niðr á tær, Hom. (St.); myki-skán, a cake of cow-dung, Þorf. Karl. 430.

skán: 2. esp. the skin on cooked milk, porridge, or the like; mjólkr-skán, grautar-skán, a common word in Icel.; cp. skæni, skeini.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

cp.: compare.

esp.: especially.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

Works & Authors cited:

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Þorf. Karl.: Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)

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