Skauðir

Old Norse Dictionary - skauðir

Meaning of Old Norse word "skauðir" in English.

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

skauðir Old Norse word can mean:

skauðir
f. pl. [A. S. sceâð; Engl. sheath; Germ. schote; Goth. skauda in skauda-raip = ἱμάς; Dan. skede]
skauðir
I. prop. a sheath, but only used of a horse’s sheath; fúnuðu af hestinum allar skauðirnar, BS. i. 319, 145.
skauðir
II. sing. a poltroon, a word of abuse, Edda (gl.); þú ert skauð at meiri, Fær. 30; ekki man at ykkrum skauðum gagn, BS. i. 712; muntú vera skaud ein, Ísl. ii. 66: in mod. usage neut., mesta skauð!
skauðir
COMPDS: skauðhvítr, skauðmenni, skauðmígr.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
Goth.
Gothic.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
S.
Saga.
prop.
proper, properly.
mod.
modern.
neut.
neuter.
sing.
singular.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fær.
Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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