Skinn

Old Norse Dictionary - skinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "skinn" in English.

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

skinn Old Norse word can mean:

skinn: n. [a specially Scandin. word, not known to the Saxon and Germ., unless Germ. schinden (= to flay) is of the same root; the Engl. skin is probably a borrowed Norse word, esp. as sk is not represented by sh]:—a skin; húð af nauti, skinn af sauði, n. G. l. i. 420; bera (fall) af skinni, K. Þ. K., passim; sauð-skinn, sheep-skin; skinna tíund, n. G. l. i. 462.

skinn: II. plur. skins, of fur or a furred cloak, FmS. vii. 34; grá skinn, 352; hvít skinn, Rétt. 2. 10; hann tók þá skinn sín er hann hafði á herðum sér, ok lagði undir höfuð Knúti konungi, 368; hann gaf honum skinn góð ok klæddi hann vel, 397; þat var skikkja ok pelldregin yfir skinnin, Lv. 41; cp. ‘axlede han sit skin’ in Dan. balladS. Skinna-björn, a nickname, from fur-trading in Russia (Hólmgarðr), see Landn. 3, ch. 1. skinns-litr, m. complexion of skin, Nj. 219, Bárð. 164, FmS. iii. 189. skinna-vara, u, f. ‘skin-ware,’ peltry, fur-ware, Eg. 69, FmS. x. 75, Ó. H. 134, Landn. 169, v. l. 7.

skinn: B. As adj. of skin: skinn-beðr, m. a bed in a skin case, Dipl. iii. 4, 18. skinn-brækr, -fat, -feldr, -hosa, -hjúpr, -húfa, -kápa, -klæði, -kufl, -kyrtill, -ólpa, -rokkr, -sokkr, -stakkr …, skin (or leather) breeks, garment, cloak, hose, jacket, cap, etc. …, BS. i. 355, Fbr. 139, Mart. 123, Sturl. ii. 120, Dipl. v. 18, FmS. v. 183, vi. 305, 422, x. 204, 401, SkS. 549, Orkn. 326, Hkr. iii. 166, Þorf. Karl. 430, Sturl. iii. 147, FaS. ii. 93, iii. 471 (Skinn-húfa is also the name of a giantess), GrEg. 59, Glúm. 351, FS. 52, Eb. 68 new Ed., 192, MS. 4. 8, Nj. 356, Boll. 356, Finnb. 222, in mod. usage.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.: English.

esp.: especially.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Scandin.: Scandinavia, Scandinavian.

ch.: chapter.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

f.: feminine.

plur.: plural.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

adj.: adjective.

etc.: et cetera.

mod.: modern.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

s. v.: sub voce.

Works & Authors cited:

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

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

Bárð.: Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Rétt.: Réttarbætr. (B. II.)

Boll.: Bolla-þáttr. (D. V.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

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

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Mart.: Martinus Saga. (F. III.)

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

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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

Þorf. Karl.: Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)

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