Skil

Old Norse Dictionary - skil

Meaning of Old Norse word "skil" in English.

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

skil Old Norse word can mean:

skil: n. pl. [skilja; Engl. skill; Dan. skjel; a word borrowed from the Norse]:—a distinction, of eyesight and hearing; menn sá varla handa sinna skil, one could hardly distinguish one’s own hands, Eb. 260; sjá varla fingra sinna skil, Bs. i. 352; nema orða-skil, to catch the distinction of words, Eb. 28; kunna daga-skil, Sks.

skil: 2. a weaver’s term, the space between the threads.

skil: II. metaph. discernment, knowledge; kunna góð skil á e-m (e-u), to have favourable knowledge of, to know distinctly, well, Ld. 22; vita skil á e-u, id., K. Á. 108, Gþl. 25; kunna skil e-s, Am. 9; Snorri vissi góð skil á honum, Eb. 142.

skil: 2. an adjustment, fair dealings, due, Dan. skjel; segja skil á e-u, to declare, Ld. 234; göra skil á e-u, to give an account of, Grág. i. 440; at skilum ok at lögmáli réttu, Gþl. 306; stefna e-m til skila, to cite a person to answer in court, Grág. i. 175, 179, ii. 227; færa mál til skila, to put a case right, Fms. v. 324; verða at litlum skilum, to be of little account, come to naught, Fms. ix. 297; svara skilum fyrir e-t, vii. 127; sá arfr skal at skilum fara, Jb. 156; koma öllu til skila, Ísl. ii. 131; hann sendi konunginum einn fríðan hest, ok kom sá vel til skila, Bs. i. 710; þar sem þryti silfr skyldi borðbúnaðinn fyrir gefa, svá at allir hefði góð skil, so that all should have their due, Fms. x. 147; hann átti engan erfingja þann er skil væri at, he had no trusty heir, Sturl. i. 45.

skil: 3. as a law term, pleading, public speaking; leysa öll lögmælt skil, Grág. i. 28, Nj. 232.

skil: 4. a despatch, message.

skil: COMPDS: skilaboð, skiladómr, skiladottir, skilalítill, skilamaðr.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

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

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

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

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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