Skata

Old Norse Dictionary - skata

Meaning of Old Norse word "skata" in English.

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

skata Old Norse word can mean:

skata
u, f. a skate (the fish), Edda (Gl.), passim in mod. usage; þegir barnið meðan það étr skötu-fótinn.
skata
COMPDS: skötubarð, skötumóðir.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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