Skári

Old Norse Dictionary - skári

Meaning of Old Norse word "skári" in English.

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

skári Old Norse word can mean:

skári: 1. or skárri, a compar., superl. skástr, with no corresponding positive, [skái]:—better, best; þat mun þér ráð skást, it will be most advisable for thee, Fas. i. 421.

skári: 2. a, m. [skera], a swathe, the sweep of a scythe in mowing; as also skára, að, to make a swathe.

skári: 3. a, m. a young sea-mew, Edda (Gl.) ii. 489; má-skári: hence a nickname, whence Skára-staðir, a local name, Þórð.

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:

compar.: comparative.

l.: line.

superl.: superlative.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Þórð.: Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)

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