Skoða

Old Norse Dictionary - skoða

Meaning of Old Norse word "skoða" in English.

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

skoða Old Norse word can mean:

skoða: að, [Swed. skåda; early Dan. skode; the Germ. schauen and Goth. skawjan are kindred words]:—to look after, view; skoða augum, Hm. 7, Skíða R. 196; er málit var skoðat, Grett. 102 A, H. E. i. 387; veri sýslumaðr skyldr at s. þetta á hverjum tólf mánuðum, Gþl. 526; s. nauðsyn mannsins, K. Á. 76; svá at vér allir megim s. hvárt …, Dipl. ii. 14; höfu vér iðuliga skoðat hana, revised it (the book), Gpl. (pref. v); hón býðr at s. í höfði honum, Ld. 156; at líta ok eptir at s. um landamerki, Dipl. ii. 19.

skoða: II. skoðask um, to look about, Hm. 1.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

Goth.: Gothic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

pref.: preface.

R.: Rimur.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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