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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