Skemtan

Old Norse Dictionary - skemtan

Meaning of Old Norse word "skemtan" in English.

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

skemtan Old Norse word can mean:

skemtan: (skemtun), f. an entertainment, Edda 25; hafa s. af e-u, to amuse oneself with a thing, Eg. 232; at henni þætti s. at tala við Óláf, Ld. 72; at þú eigir fá skemtanar daga (days of joy) héðan í frá, 154;skemtanar-ganga, a pleasure-walk, promenade, Sks. 371; skemtanar líf, a life of pleasure, 619; hafa skemtanar ræður, to have a chat, Fms. vii. 119.

skemtan: II. amusement, entertainment, by story-telling or the like; þat var eitt sinn at þeir áttu hesta-þing, þá var Þórðr beðinn skemtanar, en hann tók því ekki fjarri, en þat var upphaf at hann kvað vísur þær er hann kallaði Daggeisla-vísur, … Björu hlýddi skemtan hit bezta …, Bjarn. 46; hvárr þeirra kvað allt þat er hann hafði kveðit um annan var sú s. sum ein áheyrilig, 56, Fms. vi. 391; ok má þá sitja skömmum við at hlýða skemtaninni, 355; tóku menn þá umtal mikit um skemtanina, id., cp. Sturl. passim; kvað vill Skíði húsgangs-maðr, hafa fyrir s. sína? Skíða R. 22; sagna-s., story-telling, see saga. skemtunar-samligr, adj. amusing, Sks. 379.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

adj.: adjective.

cp.: compare.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

R.: Rimur.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)

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

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