Sker

Old Norse Dictionary - sker

Meaning of Old Norse word "sker" in English.

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

sker: n., gen. pl. skerja, dat. skerjum; [Dan. skjœr; Swed. skär; Engl. skerry]:—a skerry, an isolated rock in the sea; í hólma eðr í sker, Grág. ii. 131; upp á skerit, Fær. 171; til þess er þraut sker öll, Eg. 128, Eb. 12, 236–240, passim; as also in local names, Skerja-fjörðr: for the saying, sigla milli skers ok báru, see sigla; eyði-sker, a desert skerry; blind-sker, a sunken skerry: also in the phrase, að flaska á því skerinu, to split on that rock. skerja-blesi, a nickname, Dropl.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

dat.: dative.

Engl.: English.

gen.: genitive.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Dropl.: Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

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

Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

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