Skarðr

Old Norse Dictionary - skarðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skarðr" in English.

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

skarðr: part. diminished; hinn skarði máni, the crescent moon, Vkv. 6; með skarða skjöldu, with ‘sheared,’ hacked shields, Hkm. 9: the phrase, hafa, bera … skarðan hlut, to have a ‘sheared lot,’ not to get one’s share, to be worsted, Ísl. ii. 315, Am. 100; sitja margir of skörðum hlut fyrir þér, Ó. H. 150; menn munu eigi una svá skörðum hlut við þik, Fær. 160.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

part.: participle.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Hkm.: Hákonar-mál. (A. III.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Vkv.: Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)

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