Skyggja

Old Norse Dictionary - skyggja

Meaning of Old Norse word "skyggja" in English.

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

skyggja Old Norse word can mean:

skyggja: older skyggva, ð, to overshadow; skyflókum skyggðar ok huldar, Stj. 30; þegar skyggva synda-myrkr andar-ljós, Eluc. 17; s. e-t við sólu, to screen it from the sun, Rb. 348; also skyggja fyrir, Sks. 208 B; s. sér við sólar-hita, Rb. 344, Þiðr. 215; skyggja yfir, to overshadow, Luke i. 35.

skyggja: II. to polish; skyggja sverð, Þiðr. 16; hálf ertug fyrir hjálm en (i. e. er) hann skyggir, N. G. L. iii. 15.

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

Abbreviations used:

i. e.: id est.

L.: Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Eluc.: Elucidarium. (F. II.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Þiðr.: Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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