Skor

Old Norse Dictionary - skor

Meaning of Old Norse word "skor" in English.

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

skor Old Norse word can mean:

skor: f., pl. skorar, a score, notch, incision; setja þrjár skorar á dyra-stoð, N. G. l. i. 55; bera, þola skor, to ‘thole a score,’ stand a cut, of a good silver coin (bad coins were merely silvered over), Grág. i. 392, 500; hvítr í skor, white in the cut, of silver, Hkr. i. 185.

skor: 2. [North. E. scar, scaur], a rift in a rock or precipice; hleypr hann ofan fyrir skorina, Gísl. 158; er þú vatt þá sjau í skorinni, Nj. 146; svelta sem refr í skor, Fas. iii. 180, 636; fóta-festi í einni lítilli skor, Barl. 56; Skorar-geirr, a nickname, Nj.: the name of a cloven mountain north of Broadfirth in Icel., milli Skorar og Jökuls: berg-skor, hellis-skor, kletta-skor.

skor: II. a tally or stick for counting, a score or notch being made for every twenty; ef skip skal skipa … þá skal skorar (they scored the roll) selja ármanni í hönd, ok augljós nef þau öll göra at bryggju-sporði, er skorat er fyrir, N. G. l. i. 202; hence,

skor: 2. a score, a tale of twenty; ellefu skorar af karlmönnum, sjau skorar af börnum, 415. 16.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

pl.: plural.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

North. E.: Northern English.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

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

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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