Skrjóðr

Old Norse Dictionary - skrjóðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skrjóðr" in English.

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

skrjóðr Old Norse word can mean:

skrjóðr: m. [Ulf. dis-skreitan = διαρρηγνύναι; A. S. screadian; Engl. shred, i. e. to cut into small pieces; to this root belong the Icel. skrjóðr, skrydda, skræða]:—a shred, see BS. i. 76, v. l.: chiefly used of an old folio torn to shreds.

skrjóðr: 2. as a term of abuse, a ragamuffin, Edda ii. 547.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gl.: glossary.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

S.: Saga.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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