Skeyti

Old Norse Dictionary - skeyti

Meaning of Old Norse word "skeyti" in English.

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

skeyti: n. [skjóta]. a shaft, missile; honum selr Fjölnir í hönd eitt skeyti … hann berr þessa ör fyrir hvern mann, Fms. xi. 71; með s. sín, Lv. 66, Fms. ii. 332; skafa s., Rm. 39; skaðleg s., Fms. ii. 198; þung s., Magn. 468, Skv. 3. 54: shafts or arrows were used for tokens or messages (cp. Swed. budkafle, her-ör, q. v.), hence the Icel. popular phrases, eg heti ekki fengið nein skeyti, I have received no notice; hann hefir ekki sent mér nein s., he has sent me no message.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

q. v.: quod vide.

Swed.: Swedish.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Magn.: Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)

Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)

Skv.: Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)

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