Skýfa

Old Norse Dictionary - skýfa

Meaning of Old Norse word "skýfa" in English.

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

skýfa Old Norse word can mean:

skýfa: ð, [Dan. skubbe; Engl. shove], to shove, push; skýfðr ok rekinn, Stj. 9; út skýfðr. expelled, 275; mod. út skúfaðr: with dat., látið mik vera kyrra ok skýfit mér hvergi, Grett. 160; þat skýfir brott skotum ok járni, Stj. 86: pass., skýfast brott, to be shoved away, id.

skýfa: 2. with acc.; hann skýfði goðin af stöllunum, Fms. ii. 163, Fb. i. 321; en ef þik berr skjótt fram hjá, þá skýfðú (imperat.) þegar hnappinn úr hrips-grindinni. Lv. 65; þeir ætluðu hirðirinn brott at skýfa, Bs. ii. 73.

skýfa: II. to cut, slash, slice; hann hjó hart ok tíðum ok skýfði forkinn sem hvannir, Háv. 43.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

dat.: dative.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

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

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

pass.: passive.

acc.: accusative.

imperat.: imperative.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Háv.: Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)

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