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
d, [provinc. Swed. skeina = to cut with a scythe], to scratch, wound slightly; hefir þú skeint þik? Ó. H. 72; ef maðr höggr til manns ok skeinir klæði hans, N. G. L. i. 164; nú hyggr hann at, hvar hann væri skeindr, Rd. 240.
skeina
2. reflex. to get a scratch, a slight wound, Grág. ii. 65, Korm. 62, Fms. ii. 82, SturL. i. 148, ÍsL. ii. 258, Fas. ii. 407; skeindusk iðrin, Bs. i. 330.

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:

L.
Linnæus.
provinc.
provincial.
Swed.
Swedish.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
reflex.
retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Rd.
Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Korm.
Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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