Skemma
Old Norse Dictionary - skemmaMeaning of Old Norse word "skemma" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
skemma Old Norse word can mean:
- skemma
- d, [skömm, skamm], to put to shame, Sks. 702, Barl. 54, 55, 125, 146.
- skemma
- 2. reflex. to blush, Barl. 36, v. l.; skernmask naktra líma, Sks. 534, 549.
- skemma
- II. [skamr], to shorten; skemma svá samstöfur at göra eina ór tveim (i. e. by contraction), Edda i. 610; vél (common Engl. to skimp) skar aptan ok skemdi fjaðrar, Gsp.; skulu þeir af kili höggva, ok s. svá skip þeirra … göra eigi skemra en …, n. G. l. i. 99; s. líf sitt, Al. 43; þá er tveir eru skemdir, degi hvárr, shortened each by a day, Rb. 526: impers., en er dag tók at skemma, Fms. i. 67; er nótt dimmaðisk en dagr skemdisk, Fb. i. 71, Sks. 230.
- skemma
- 2. to damage, spoil; skemma vápn manna, Al. 168; eigi er enn öllu skemt, Band. 39 new Ed.; vera skemdr, to be hurt, Bs. i. 287; ó-skemdr, unhurt, unscathed, id.: freq. in mod. usage, skemdu það ekki, þú hefir skemt það, thou hast spoiled it; or also, það er skemt, it is damaged, in a bad condition.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᛘᛘᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- i. e.
- id est.
- impers.
- impersonal.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- pers.
- person.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gsp.
- Getspeki Heiðreks. (A. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Band.
- Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)