Skjól

Old Norse Dictionary - skjól

Meaning of Old Norse word "skjól" in English.

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

skjól: n. [Dan. skjul], a shelter, cover, Fms. iii. 112, xi. 36; in Icel. also used of any cover or hollow under a fence, a stone, or the like, where sheep seek shelter against storm and cold: the phrase, nú er fokit í öll skjól, all shelters are covered with snow, no refuge is left, the metaphor being taken from a snow-storm, Nj. 258; kirkja á fjöru-tigi sauða höfn í Múlafjall, ok skjól í Máríu-helli, Vm. 65; reka skal smala þaðan til skjóla í Vatns-hlíð jafnan er vill, Pm. 110; í mitt skjól ok húsa-skyggni, Stj. 121; flýja undir skjól e-s, Fms. i. 264; skjóta skjóli yfir, to give shelter, Ld. 40, Gísl. 40, Fs. 37: in mod. usage also, skjóta skjóls-húsi yfir e-n. skjóls-maðr, m. a shelterer, protector, 655 xxiii. 1.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Pm.: Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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