Skríll

Old Norse Dictionary - skríll

Meaning of Old Norse word "skríll" in English.

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

skríll Old Norse word can mean:

skríll: m. [cp. Skrælingi; Dan. skræl = parings of apples, potatoes]:—a mob, freq. in mod. usage.

skríll: 2. a nickname, Sturl. iii. 117.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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