Skefjur

Old Norse Dictionary - skefjur

Meaning of Old Norse word "skefjur" in English.

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

skefjur
f. pl. scrapes, rough handling; (ungar) svá, styrknaðir at þeir megi skefjur þola, Post. 636.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Post.
Postula Sögur. (F. III.)
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