Skaunn

Old Norse Dictionary - skaunn

Meaning of Old Norse word "skaunn" in English.

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

skaunn Old Norse word can mean:

skaunn
m., poët. a shield, Edda (Gl.); prop. a ‘protector,’ akin to Germ. schonen; skaunar seil, the shield strap, Þd. 9. The word also occurs in þing-skaun, the ‘þing-sanctuary’, asylum, within the holy bounds vé-bönd (= þing-helgi?), Fms. ix. 419.
skaunn
II. Skaun is a freq. local name in Norway, always of fertile meadow-land; [Ulf. skauns = ὡραιος; Germ. schön, whence mod. Dan. skjön is borrowed. This ancient Teut. root word is otherwise quite extinct in the old Scandin. languages, see Munch’s Norg. Beskr. pref. xvi.]

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

Abbreviations used:

Germ.
German.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
poët.
poetically.
prop.
proper, properly.
Dan.
Danish.
f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
pref.
preface.
Scandin.
Scandinavia, Scandinavian.
Teut.
Teutonic.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Þd.
Þórs-drápa. (A. I.)
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