Skars

Old Norse Dictionary - skars

Meaning of Old Norse word "skars" in English.

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

skars: sounded skass (? gender), [cp. skyrsi and skersa], a monster, ogress, giantess, Hdl. 39, Hkv. Hjörv. 23, Hkv. 1. 38: hjálm-skars, the ‘helm-ogre’ = an axe, Lex. Poët.: in mod. usage of a romping lass, þú ert mesta skass!

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Hdl.: Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

Hkv. Hjörv.: Helga-kviða Hjörvarðssonar. (A. II.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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