Skolla

Old Norse Dictionary - skolla

Meaning of Old Norse word "skolla" in English.

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

skolla Old Norse word can mean:

skolla: skollir, skolli, skollat, to hang over, dangle; belg þann er skollir með skrám, Hm. 135; þar er þú skollir við ský uppi, Vkv. 35; Bjarni skoldi við tré, dangled in the tree, Fms. vi. 304 (in a verie); gull-mörkuð vé skollu (skolldu), the standard floated, Fagrsk. (in a verse); ek læt skeiðr skolla við sker, I make the ships hover among the skerries, Fms vi. (in a verse); létum tjöldut skip s. fyrir landi, we made the ships hover off the ness, Sighvat: in mod. usage, treyjan (the coat) skollir upp á herðar blöðum, of a short, ill-fitting jacket.

skolla: 2. metaph. to skulk away, keep aloof; þá skolli þér svá at mér mun seint verða at taka af yðr hjálp. Edda 20: skolla við e-m, to forsake, prove false to; þó lætr Gerðr í Görðum gollhrings við mér skolla, she turns a deaf ear to me, Fms. vi. (in a verse.)

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

v.: vide.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarni: Bjarni Thorarinson.

Fagrsk.: Fagrskinna. (K. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Vkv.: Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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