Skotta

Old Norse Dictionary - skotta

Meaning of Old Norse word "skotta" in English.

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

skotta Old Norse word can mean:

skotta: 1. að, qs. skofta, which form occurs in the verse Fbr., see skopta, [skopt]:—to dangle, wag to and fro (like hair or a tail); hann lét skotta við skip sín, ok lagði ekki til orrostu, Fms. ii. 310; þeir skotta nú við útan, Fas. i. 10, see skopta.

skotta: 2. u, f. [skott], the popular Icel. name for a female ghost, since, as she roams about, her head-gear streams behind her like a fox’s tail, Maurer’s Volks.; Hvítárvalla-s., Leirár-s.: Skotti, a, m. a nickname, prop. a ghost (?), also used of a horse whose body and tail are of different colours.

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

Abbreviations used:

qs.: quasi.

f.: feminine.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

prop.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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