Skjómi

Old Norse Dictionary - skjómi

Meaning of Old Norse word "skjómi" in English.

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

skjómi Old Norse word can mean:

skjómi: a, m. [Ivar Aasen skjoma = to flicker], a flickering light.

skjómi: 2. metaph., skjómi daltangar, the ‘ray of the hand,’ i. e. a drawn sword, Landn. (in a verse): a sword, Lex. Poët.: a nickname, Fb. iii.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

i. e.: id est.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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