Definiciones
Definiciones
1 skotta
1. að, qs. skofta, which form occurs in the verse Fbr., see skopta, [skopt]:—to dangle, wag to and fro (like hair or a tail); hann lét skotta við skip sín, ok lagði ekki til orrostu, Fms. ii. 310; þeir skotta nú við útan, Fas. i. 10, see skopta.
2 skotta
2. u, f. [skott], the popular Icel. name for a female ghost, since, as she roams about, her head-gear streams behind her like a fox’s tail, Maurer’s Volks.; Hvítárvalla-s., Leirár-s.: Skotti, a, m. a nickname, prop. a ghost (?), also used of a horse whose body and tail are of different colours.
Inscripción rúnica
Inscripción rúnica
skotta
El texto rúnico anterior representa la palabra nórdica antigua "skotta" como podría aparecer en inscripciones rúnicas de la Era Vikinga (c. 800-1100 d.C.).