Skutla

Old Norse Dictionary - skutla

Meaning of Old Norse word "skutla" in English.

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

skutla Old Norse word can mean:

skutla: að, [cp. Engl. to scuttle a ship], to harpoon.

skutla: II. [Germ. schütteln], to squander; skutla staðarins gózi, H. E. i. 561, Bs. ii. 82, Thom.

skutla: 2. reflex. to be scattered; skutlask í tvá staði, Bs. ii. 3.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

Germ.: German.

m.: masculine.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

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