Skyrta

Old Norse Dictionary - skyrta

Meaning of Old Norse word "skyrta" in English.

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

skyrta Old Norse word can mean:

skyrta: u, f. [Engl. shirt; Dan. skjorte; Germ. schürz]:—a shirt, a kind of kirtle, Ísl. ii. 343; skyrtu þröngva, Rm. 15; ætla góðan mun styttri skyrtu þína enn kyrtil, Sks. 287; á kyrtlum ok skyrlum, Fms. vii. 321; skyrtu ok brautargangs-höfuðsmátt, Ld. 134; í skyrtum einum, Gþl. 540: jarl var uýstaðinn upp ok var í skyrtu einni ok línbrókum, Orkn. 182: in the phrase, slíta eigi mörgum skyrtum, to wear out few shirts, have but a short time left to live, Þorst. St. 53: in poets, hring-s., a ring-shirt, a coat of mail; Hamðis s., id., Lex. Poët.; fyrir-skyrta, an apron.

skyrta: 2. a night-shirt, so in mod. usage.

skyrta: COMPDS: skyrtublað, skyrtuermr, skyrtugörð.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pron.: pronoun.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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