Skari

Old Norse Dictionary - skari

Meaning of Old Norse word "skari" in English.

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

skari Old Norse word can mean:

skari
1. a, m. a snuffer, Pm. 31; elda-skari, Magn. Ólafsson.
skari
2. a, m. [Germ. schaar; Dan. skare], a host, troop, esp. a procession; Spes ok hennar skari, Grett. 161 A, Fas. iii. 359, Bs. ii. 122; engla skari, a host of angels, D. n. ii. 166, freq. in mod. usage.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
Dan.
Danish.
esp.
especially.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
Germ.
German.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Magn.
Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
Pm.
Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
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