Skiki

Old Norse Dictionary - skiki

Meaning of Old Norse word "skiki" in English.

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

skiki
a, m., qs. skikki (?), [akin to Engl. shank; Germ. schinken]:—a strip, lap, skirt, of skin, cloth, land; bak-skiki (q. v.), land-s.; hann hefir skilið eptir lítinn skika, passim in mod. usage.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.
English.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
qs.
quasi.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

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