Skarr

Old Norse Dictionary - skarr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skarr" in English.

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

skarr
m. [cp. skæra], a skirmish, tumult; skarr í Dýra-firði, Fb. iii. 573; þótti honum ílla er þeir höfðu farit með skari nokkurum (nokkuru Ed.) at Böðvari, Sturl. iii. 231; görr skarr at Krókálfi í Skagafirði, Ann. 1305:—the name of a sword, Edda (Gl.)

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.
Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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