Skreið

Old Norse Dictionary - skreið

Meaning of Old Norse word "skreið" in English.

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

skreið Old Norse word can mean:

skreið
f. [skríða], a shoal of fish (A. S. scâlu; provinc. Engl. school), this is the Norwegian sense, see Ström Söndmor’s Beskr. i. 317; hence, skreið varga, a flock of wolves: þar dreif at honum varga skreið mikil, Bret. 150; this sense is obsolete in Icel., where it is only used of
skreið
2. dried fish, as food and as an export (prop. ellipt. for skörp skreið), Eb. 272, 316, Grett. 98 new Ed.; skreið ok huðir, Eg. 69; S. ok mjöl, Nj. 16; skörp S., FmS. viii. 251; Háleysk skreið, Munk. 51; skreið var þá eingin flutt, BS. i. 842; skreiðar-garðr, a platform for drying fish, Vm. 14; skreiðar-hlaði, a pile of skreið, Eb. 276; skreiðar-kaup, Fb. 348; skreiðar-tíund, -tollr, Vm. 47, Ám. 10 D. N. iii. 30.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
gl.
glossary.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
provinc.
provincial.
S.
Saga.
ellipt.
elliptical, elliptically.
m.
masculine.
prop.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Bret.
Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
Ám.
Auðunnar-máldagi. (J. I.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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