Skriðna

Old Norse Dictionary - skriðna

Meaning of Old Norse word "skriðna" in English.

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

skriðna: að, to slip, slide, Bret. 92, Fb. i. 414, ii. 87, Mar. 1146; þá fellr torfa ór garðinum ok skriðnar hann, Ísl. ii. 357; skriðnaði hann öðrum fæti, Edda 77; skriðnuðu honum fætr, Fas. ii. 135; þá skriðnar þat á brott, slips away, Mar.; hvers manns líkami skriðnar í jörðina, 656 C. 8.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

Bret.: Breta Sögur. (G. I.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

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