Skyr-bjúgr

Old Norse Dictionary - skyr-bjúgr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skyr-bjúgr" in English.

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

skyr-bjúgr
m. [the etym. perh. from A. S. sceorfa, Engl. scurf, and bjúgr (q. v.), which word Icel. use of any tumor which sinks when touched, e. g. vind-bjúgr, vatns-bjúgr, skyr-bjúgr. In Dutch skyrbjúgr is called scheur-buyk, in Engl. scurvy, scorbutic, and in both the word may well be of northern origin]:—scurvy; tekr hann skyrbjúg í hafi, Þorst. Síðu H. 38; hann fékk mikinn skyrbjúg í munninn, BS. i. 781 (also at sea); þrútnuðu upp á honum fætrnir, en skyrbjúgr hljóp í búkinn, 820.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
e. g.
exempli gratia.
Engl.
English.
etym.
etymology.
gl.
glossary.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
perh.
perhaps.
q. v.
quod vide.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Þorst. Síðu H.
Þorsteins Saga Síðu-Hallssonar. (D. II.)
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