Skersa

Old Norse Dictionary - skersa

Meaning of Old Norse word "skersa" in English.

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

skersa: (skessa), u, f. [skars], a giantess, Fb. i. 258: freq. in mod. usage of an unlady-like woman.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

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