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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