Skjóla

Old Norse Dictionary - skjóla

Meaning of Old Norse word "skjóla" in English.

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

skjóla Old Norse word can mean:

skjóla: u, f. [North. E. and Scot. skeel or skeil, a milk-pan], (gen. pl. skjólna, Dipl. v. 18, Lv. 98):—a pail, bucket, Sturl. ii. 86, Dropl. 34, n. G. l. ii. 248 (v. l.), passim in old and mod. usage: of a measure, Lv. 98, Grág. i. 501, Dipl. v. 18; katlamáls-s., see ketill.

skjóla: 2. of a Constellation, Rb.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

North. E.: Northern English.

pl.: plural.

Scot.: Scottish.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Dropl.: Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

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

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

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

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