And-skoti

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

And-skoti

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 and-skoti

and annskoti, a, m. [and-, adversus; skjóta, skoti], prop. an opponent, adversary, one who ‘shoots from the opposite ranks;’ a. lýðs várs ok laga várra, 655 xvi. B; þeir höfðu heyrt at andskotar þeirra vildi verja þeim vígi þingvöllinn, they had heard that their adversaries would keep them by a fight from the parliament field, Íb. ch. 7; eigi mun ek vera í andskota flokki móti honum, Fms. v. 269. 2. metaph. a fiend, devil, transl. of Satan, now only used in that sense and in swearing; nú hefir a. fundit færi á at freista yðvar, Post. 656; far í brott a., ϋπαγε Σατανα, 146; a. ok þeir englar er eptir honumhurfu, Ver. I; dökvir þik, anskoti (voc.), 623. 31, Hom. 108, 109, K. Á. 20.

2 and-skoti

COMPD: andskotaflokkr.

Runic Inscription

ᛅᚾᛏ-ᛋᚴᚢᛏᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adv
adverb.
ch
chapter.
ch.
chapter.
gl
glossary.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
opp
opposed to.
p.
page.
prop
properly.
prop.
properly.
s. v.
sub verbo.
transl
translation, translated.
transl.
translation, translated.
v.
vide, verb.
voc.
vocative.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Íb.
Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)
K. Á.
Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
Post.
Postula Sögur. (F. III.)
Ver.
Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)

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