Skriðr

Old Norse Dictionary - skriðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skriðr" in English.

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

skriðr: m., gen. skriðar, a creeping or sliding motion, of a reptile; beina þeir sinn skrið, Stj. 98; til skriðsins ok rásarinnar, id.: of a ship, vóru þeir Gunnsteinn langt komnir er skriðr var á skipi Þóris, Ó. H. 137; á skip skal skriðar orka, Hm. 81; tók skridinn af skipinu, the ship stopped, Fms. ii. 305; þegar er festi ok skriðinn tók af, vi. 168; með fullum skrið, Bs. ii. 30; tekr nú buzan góðan skrið, 47; frýr skutrinn skriðar, Grett. 125; renna á, skrið, to slide, of a sledge, Mar.

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

Abbreviations used:

gen.: genitive.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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