Skíð

Old Norse Dictionary - skíð

Meaning of Old Norse word "skíð" in English.

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

skíð Old Norse word can mean:

skíð: n. [A. S. scide; Germ. scheite; the root verb is the Goth. skaidan; Germ. scheiden; Lat. scindere, pf. scīdi; Gr. σχίζειν]:—a billet of wood (a tablet, Vsp. 20), fire-wood; kljúfa skíð, Nj. 130, FaS. ii. 117; bátr hlaðinn skíðum, FmS. vii. 31; þurra skíða, Hm. 59; þeir báru skíðin á eldinn, Edda 82; konungr tók þá skíð eitt ok skelldi á þilit, FaS. iii. 125; skíða-fang, an armful of logs, FmS. v. 92.

skíð: COMPDS: skíðahlaði, skíðaviðr.

skíð: II. [cp. Engl. skid, the drag applied to a coach-wheel], of snow-shoes, such as are used by the Finns, Norsemen, and Icelanders in the north-east of Iceland (also called öndurr or andrar); ferr hón mjök á skíðum ok með boga, Edda 16, Ó. H. 185; allra manna bezt færr á skíðum, Eg. 73: stíga á skíð, Ó. H. 153, Eg. 545; kunna vel á skíðum, FmS. i. 9; skríða á skíðum, Orkn. (in a verse), FmS. vii. 120; renna á skíðum, Fb. iii. 405; for descriptions of running in skíð see Ó. H. ch. 78, 131, Hem. þ. (Fb. iii. 408–410): allit., á skipi eðr skíði, Grág. ii. 171: from the likeness of a war-ship (cp. skeið) to snow-shoes a ship is called skíð sækonunga eðr sævar, sævar-skíð. lagar-skíð, Edda; as also, blá-skíð, brim-skíð, býr-skíð, haf-skíð, sæ-skíð, unn-skið, varr-skíð, etc., i. e. a ship: again, fólk-skíð, her-skíð, etc., i. e. weapons, swords, Lex. Poët.

skíð: COMPDS: skíðaferð, skíðageisli.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

Goth.: Gothic.

Gr.: Greek.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

allit.: alliteration, alliterative.

ch.: chapter.

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

etc.: et cetera.

gl.: glossary.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

lit.: literally.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

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

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hem.: Hemings-þáttr. (C. H.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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