Skyli

Old Norse Dictionary - skyli

Meaning of Old Norse word "skyli" in English.

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

skyli
a, m., gen. Skylja, poët. a ‘protector,’ king, Edda, Lex. poët.: a pr. name, usually Skúli, Fms., and freq. in mod. usage.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
gen.
genitive.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
poët.
poetically.
pr.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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