Skíði

Old Norse Dictionary - skíði

Meaning of Old Norse word "skíði" in English.

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

skíði Old Norse word can mean:

skíði: 1. a, m. a kind of bird, Edda (Gl.)

skíði: II. a pr. name, Landn. Skíða-Ríma, the Lay of Skiði: Skíðungar, a nickname, Sturl.: in plur. the name of an old family, the descendants of S, Korm.

skíði: 2. n. [A. S. scǽð, sceað; Engl. sheath; Germ. scheide; Dan. skede], a sheath, Hðm. 16. skíði-járn, n. a ‘sheath-iron,’ dirk, id.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

plur.: plural.

pr.: proper, properly.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Hðm.: Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)

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