Skylmask

Old Norse Dictionary - skylmask

Meaning of Old Norse word "skylmask" in English.

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

skylmask
ð, dep. to fence with a weapon; hann hafði sverðit undir buklaranum sem þá er menn skylmask, Sturl. ii. 221 C; talaði maðr einn um, hvárt þeir berðisk,—‘Skylmask menn þar,’ segir hann, var því ekki til hlaupit, Bs. i. 505 (skylmar með mönnum þar, Sturl. ii. 18 C, erroneously); í hringinum innan vóru tveir menn með vápnum, ok skylmðusk, Ísl. ii. 265; þeir skylmðusk, ok vildu svá reyna vígfimi sína, Al. 137; vandi hón sik burtreið, ok skylmask með skjöld ok sverð, Fas. iii. 68; sumir ríða sumir skylmðusk, Karl. 486, Skíða R. 128.

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

Abbreviations used:

dep.
deponent.
l.
line.
R.
Rimur.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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