Skurn

Old Norse Dictionary - skurn

Meaning of Old Norse word "skurn" in English.

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

skurn Old Norse word can mean:

skurn: f. (cp. Fas. iii. 215, Clar., but erroneously), an egg-shell or nut-shell: ostram, þat köllu vér skurn eðr skel, Stj. 88; hafði konungr skurnit (sic) fyrir borðker, Fas. iii. 215; eggit, var brotin rauf á skurninni, id.; skurn ok kjarni, Karl. 279; egg-skurn, an egg-shell, Edda.

skurn: 2. an ornamented shell-box (?); hvít skurn gyllt, með loki brotin, Dipl. v. 18; skurn búin, Vm. 109; skurnir átta svartar, ok er ein með loki, Dipl. v. 18; skurnir níu ok tvær lokaðar, iii. 4; ein skurn búin, B. K. 31, D. N. passim; valhnotar-s., a walnut-shell, Fms. vii. 225.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

pl.: plural.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Clar.: Clarus Saga. (G. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

B. K.: Björgynjar Kálfskinn. (J. II.)

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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