Skekill

Old Norse Dictionary - skekill

Meaning of Old Norse word "skekill" in English.

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

skekill Old Norse word can mean:

skekill: (better skekkill with kk), m. dimin., [skiki: akin to Engl. shank]:—the shanks or legs of an animal’s skin when stretched out, hence út-skekill, an outskirt, of a land or field, tún-skekill, land-skekill, q. v.

skekill: II. as a nickname, Sturl.: the mythol. name of a sea-king, Edda.

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

Abbreviations used:

dimin.: diminutive.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

mythol.: mythology, mythologically.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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