Skýra
Old Norse Dictionary - skýraMeaning 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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