Skefill

Old Norse Dictionary - skefill

Meaning of Old Norse word "skefill" in English.

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

skefill Old Norse word can mean:

skefill
m. [skafa], a scratcher; eyrna-skefill, an ear-picker.
skefill
II. = skemill, fót-skemill by changing m into f, Bs. i. 155.
skefill
III. a pr. name, Rd. 289; of a mythol. king, Edda.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
l.
line.
mythol.
mythology, mythologically.
pr.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Rd.
Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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