Skil-getinn

Old Norse Dictionary - skil-getinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "skil-getinn" in English.

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

skil-getinn: part. lawfully begotten, born in wedlock; s. sonr, dóttir, arfi, Nj. 154, Orkn. 318, Fms. ix. 242, 328, Vm. 131:—s. móðir, = skilfengin, n. G. l. ii. 75. v. l. 17.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

part.: participle.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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