Skikka

Old Norse Dictionary - skikka

Meaning of Old Norse word "skikka" in English.

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

skikka
að, [from Germ. schicken], to order, ordain, Fb. iii. 337 (the third hand), Fas. iii. 295, 337 (of the 15th century); for in Sks. 803 the old vellum B has skipaðr, Bs. ii. 306 (verse 8).

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

Abbreviations used:

Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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