Skilningr

Old Norse Dictionary - skilningr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skilningr" in English.

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

skilningr: m. = skilning, sense, meaning, understanding; þann skilning, Stj. 2; skilningi, id.; andaligr s., 25, 50; var í bréfinu sá s., Bs. i. 803, 838; þessi o:ð bera þann skilning, ii. 42; þat er minn s. at sú skipan á at standa, i. 827; tvenna skilninga, Skálda 207, and so in mod. usage: skilnings-góðr, clever; skilnings-laus, -lítill, adj. senseless, of small understanding,

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

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

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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