Skúti

Old Norse Dictionary - skúti

Meaning of Old Norse word "skúti" in English.

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

skúti Old Norse word can mean:

skúti: a, m. a cave formed by jutting rocks; hverr s. við annan … þar hittir hvergi skúta, Glúm. 312; inn í bergit er skúti ok fellr þar úr lítill lækr, Ó. T. 26; það er íllr skúti, sem ekki er betri enn úti, a saying; hellis-skúti, q. v.

skúti: II. a pr. name, Rd., see the pun in Glúm. 354.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

pr.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Ó. T.: Ólafs Saga Tryggvasonar. (E. I.)

Rd.: Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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