Skeyting

Old Norse Dictionary - skeyting

Meaning of Old Norse word "skeyting" in English.

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

skeyting Old Norse word can mean:

skeyting
f. the conveyance of an estate, see skeyta; kaupa jörð til skeytingar, n. G. l. i. 93, Gþl. 302; skeytingar vitni, n. G. l. i. 223; skeytings-aurar, a fee for the conveyance, D. n. iv. 120, 147, 880.
skeyting
2. metaph. heed, care; in the compds, skeytingar-laus, adj. Dan. sködeslös, heedless, reckless; and skeytingar-leysi, n. negligence.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
v.
vide.
adj.
adjective.
Dan.
Danish.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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