Skytja

Old Norse Dictionary - skytja

Meaning of Old Norse word "skytja" in English.

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

skytja Old Norse word can mean:

skytja
u, f. = skyti, mod. skytta, [Dan. skytte], a marksman, shooter; ú-skytja = ú-skyti, Fas. ii. 358, Hkr. iii. 388 (Cod. Fris. l. c.)
skytja
2. [skot], a little nook, D. n. vi. 84.

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

Abbreviations used:

Cod.
Codex.
Dan.
Danish.
f.
feminine.
Fris.
Frisian.
l.
line.
l. c.
loco citato.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
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