Skygni

Old Norse Dictionary - skygni

Meaning of Old Norse word "skygni" in English.

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

skygni Old Norse word can mean:

skygni
n. [cp. Germ. scheune], the shade of a cap.
skygni
2. a shed or cover, Bs. i. 204.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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