Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Skúta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 skúta

1. pres. skútir, pret. skútti, to jut out, so as to form a shade or cave, of rocks or the like; fjallit sýnisk skúta yfir fram sjóinn, Fms. x. 313; bjargit skútti yfir fram, vii. 81; þeir (the glaciers) skúttu fram yfir dalinn, Grett. 141 new Ed.; þær (the trees) skúttu svá langt, at lauf þeirra ok limar lágu á jörðu, Konr.

2 skúta

2. u, f. (skúti, a, m., Fms. l. c.), a taunt; eigi ætla ek þér nú allgóðan þykkja beinann fyrir skútu þessa, Glúm. 354; drepa e-m skúta, to taunt one with; áferli þat sem konungr drap oss skúta um, Fms. iv. 310 (in Ó. H. 140, l. c., the passage is omitted). skút-yrði, n. pl. taunts, reproaches.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

skúta

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
l. c.: loco citato.
lit: literally.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
pres.: present.
pret.: preterite.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Konr.: Konráðs Saga. (G. III.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Ó. T.: Ólafs Saga Tryggvasonar. (E. I.)
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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