Skýra

Old Norse Dictionary - skýra

Meaning of Old Norse word "skýra" in English.

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

skýra Old Norse word can mean:

skýra
ð, [Ulf. skeiran = ἑρμηνεύειν; see skíra]:—to explain, tell, expound, interpret, set forth; kveðsk skýra mundu fyrir honum, ef hann vildi vita, Fms. xi. 12; þá er þat nú skýranda, ‘tis now to be told, Sks. 522; skýrir ritningin heimsins görð, Stj. 2; ok er þó rétt at hann skýri þat eigi meirr, enn hann segisk, he is not bound to more particulars than that, Grág. ii. 88; svá sem skýrir Decreta, Anecd. 38 C; skýra spurdaga, to solve a question, Fms. x. 377; þá skýrði hann (interpreted) bók Jobs, Rb. 368; skýra ritningar, Al. 10; ráða ok skýra drauma, Stj.; ok spyrja síðan alla lögréttu-menn at skýra þat hvat hverr þeirra vill, Grág. i. 8; skal dóttir konungs sitja hjá ok skýra (to decide) hvárir vinna, Fas. ii. 546; nema váttar skýri, unless witnesses decide, Grág. ii. 226 A; út-skýra, to comment on, Mar.
skýra
2. reflex., í þessu má þat skýrask, 677. 37; framarr enn skýrask megi með nokkurum framburði, Th. 21.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
reflex.
retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Anecd.
Anecdoton. (H. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Th.
Theophilus. (F. III.)
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