Skóð

Old Norse Dictionary - skóð

Meaning of Old Norse word "skóð" in English.

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

skóð: n. [skaði and skóð point to a lost strong verb], scathe, bale, a noxious thing; hjálma skóð, randar s., skjaldar s., the scathe of helmets, of shields, i. e. a weapon; mær skóð, the bright weapons, Hallfred; Hildar s., id.: in compds, ben-skóð, víg-s., val-s., remmi-s., i. e. weapons, Lex. Poët.; the word is only used in poetry.

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

Abbreviations used:

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

i. e.: id est.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

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

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

Old Danish - Otto Kalkar's Dictionary