Skrín

Old Norse Dictionary - skrín

Meaning of Old Norse word "skrín" in English.

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

skrín Old Norse word can mean:

skrín: n., skríni. Bs. i. 134 (paper MS), [Lat. scrinium], a shrine, of a saint, 124, 134, Ó. H. 235, 246, passim: poët., skyja skrín, byr-s., leiptra-s., the shrine of the clouds, wind, lightning, i. e. the heavens, Lex. poët.

skrín: COMPDS: skrínbrot, skríndúkr, skríngörð, skrínkista, skrínklæði, skrínlagning, skrínleggja, skrínsmiðr.

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

Abbreviations used:

i. e.: id est.

Lat.: Latin.

n.: neuter.

poët.: poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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