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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