Skreiðask

Old Norse Dictionary - skreiðask

Meaning of Old Norse word "skreiðask" in English.

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

skreiðask: d, dep. [skríða], to creep, slink; s. ór rúmi, Lv. 60; s. fyrir borð, Nj. 136; skreiðisk hón undan höfði honum, Ld. 156, Stj. 418; hann skreiddisk fram með landinu, Fms. viii. 437; hann skreiðisk upp með berginu, Róm. 148; s. aptr af hestinum, to slip down, Fs. 65.

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

Abbreviations used:

dep.: deponent.

m.: masculine.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Róm.: Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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