Skerja

Old Norse Dictionary - skerja

Meaning of Old Norse word "skerja" in English.

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

skerja: u, f., prop. a cow = skirja, akin to skars, skersa, a romping lass; að skerjan þessi skyldi mér … snuprur nógar veita, Grönd.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

prop.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Grönd.: Benedikt Gröndal.

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