Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hrá-skinn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 hrá-skinn

n. ‘raw-skin:’—but used (it is hard to say why) in the sense of a shelter, refuge; höfðu þeir hráskinn hjá feðrum sínum (v. l. hald ok traust), Fbr. 8; Guð, drottinn er minn styrkr ok stuðning, ok mitt ráskinn ok frjálsari, Stj. 51. hráskinns-leikr, m. a kind of game, ‘hide and seek (?),’ Bárð. 174.

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Runic Inscription

hrá-skinn

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "hrá-skinn" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Bárð.: Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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