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

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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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