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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