Skúa

Old Norse Dictionary - skúa

Meaning of Old Norse word "skúa" in English.

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

skúa Old Norse word can mean:

skúa: að, [skór], to shoe; vel hosaðr ok skúaðr, Sks. 286; fætr þína skúar þú, Barl. 83.

skúa: 2. of a horse; at hann léti með gulli skúa hesta sína, Fms. v.i. 94; var svá mikill ofmetnaðr hans, at hann vildi skúa hest sinn gullskóm sem konungrinn sjálfr, so proud was he that he wished to shoe his horse with golden shoes like the king himself, O. H. l. 48; hesti skúaðum, Fbr. 19; skúa þú hann vel ok fastliga, Sks. 374; Styrr hafði skúaðan hest, Ísl. ii. 294 (in the extracts); vóru skúaðir (skóaðir, járnaðir, v. l.) tuttugu hestar, Fms. v.ii. 182; see the remarks s. v. skór:—ásar skúaðir neðan með járni, iron-shod beams, Sks. 425; ú-skúaðr, unshod, Fms. v. 196.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

O. H. L.: Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)

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