Skauf

Old Norse Dictionary - skauf

Meaning of Old Norse word "skauf" in English.

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

skauf Old Norse word can mean:

skauf: n. [A. S. sceâf; Engl. sheaf; O. H. G. scoub], prop. a sheaf of corn; it exists in Dan. local names, e. g. Skevinge; this sense is, however, obsolete, and the word is used,

skauf: 2. metaph. a ‘sheaf-like’ tail, a fox’s brush; refinum er nú dregr skaufit með landinu, Fagrsk. 47.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

e. g.: exempli gratia.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

prop.: proper, properly.

S.: Saga.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fagrsk.: Fagrskinna. (K. I.)

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