Skræma

Old Norse Dictionary - skræma

Meaning of Old Norse word "skræma" in English.

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

skræma Old Norse word can mean:

skræma
d, [Swed. skrämma; Dan. skræmme], prop. to scare away; in the compd, af-skræma sig, to make a wry face; af-skræmast, to be disfigured.
skræma
2. reflex., skræmdisk hann undan þeim tveimr, he extricated himself from the two, Fms. viii. 75.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
n.
neuter.
prop.
proper, properly.
Swed.
Swedish.
reflex.
retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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