Skeiðir

Old Norse Dictionary - skeiðir

Meaning of Old Norse word "skeiðir" in English.

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

skeiðir
f. pl. [Engl. sheath; Dan. skæde; Germ. scheide]:—a sheath; ná knífi ór skeiðum, Bs. i. 385; taka kníf ór skeiðum, 229, Háv. 49 new Ed.; mér sýnisk sem réttindin skríði nú í skeiðir, Róm. 116.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Háv.
Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)
Róm.
Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)
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