Skúfr

Old Norse Dictionary - skúfr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skúfr" in English.

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

skúfr Old Norse word can mean:

skúfr: m. a tassel, Eb. 216; dúk með fjórum skúfum, Post. 16.

skúfr: 2. the hip-tendon.

skúfr: II. a sea-bird = skúmr (q. v.), Edda (Gl.), Lex. Poët., Eggert Itin.

skúfr: 2. a pr. name, Fbr.: a local name, Skúf-ey, Fær.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

l.: line.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

pr.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Post.: Postula Sögur. (F. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Itin.: Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.

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

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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