Skeina

Old Norse Dictionary - skeina

Meaning of Old Norse word "skeina" in English.

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

skeina Old Norse word can mean:

skeina: 1. u, f. a scratch, slight wound; kalla ek þetta skeinu en ekki sár, Nj. 205, Háv. 50, Fms. ix. 497, Róm. 239; var skeinan saman hlaupin, Grett. 152.

skeina: COMPDS: skeinuhættr, skeinusamr, skeinisamt.

skeina: 2. d, [skeini, skán, skæni], to wipe, tergere foramen.

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

Similar entries:

Skeina (II)

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

v.: vide.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Háv.: Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Róm.: Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)

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