Vá-skeyttr

Old Norse Dictionary - vá-skeyttr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vá-skeyttr" in English.

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

vá-skeyttr
part., qs. var-skeyttr, van-skeyttr, a law phrase, unconveyable, untransferable: hence fickle, shifty, váskeytt er annars vinátta, a saying, Gþl. 61; þar er eigi váskeyttr vili sá er ymsu vindr fram, 677. 8.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
part.
participle.
qs.
quasi.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
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