Skauðir
Old Norse Dictionary - skauðirMeaning 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.)