Skarði

Old Norse Dictionary - skarði

Meaning of Old Norse word "skarði" in English.

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

skarði Old Norse word can mean:

skarði: a, m. a nickname, hare-lip; í efri vör hans var skarð, því var hann kallaðr Þorgils skarði, Sturl. iii. 122, cp. Korm.

skarði: II. a freq. Dan. pr. name on the Runic stones. Skarða-borg, Scarborough, Korm.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

Dan.: Danish.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

n.: neuter.

pr.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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