Skorpna

Old Norse Dictionary - skorpna

Meaning of Old Norse word "skorpna" in English.

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

skorpna: að, to be shrivelled, Barl. 81; húð skorpnuð við eld, Nj. 208; þeir (the shoes) höfðu skorpnað í skininu, Háv. 25 new Ed.; skorpnar skór at fæti mér, Fms. vi. 45: metaph., það skorpnar at e-m, to be hard pressed, Fas. iii. 80.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Háv.: Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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