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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