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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