Geit-skinn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Geit-skinn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 geit-skinn

n. a goat-skin, Stj. 470: goat-skins were used by sorcerers, Nj. 20; hence the phrase, vefja geitskinni at höfði e-m, to hoodwink one.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛁᛁᛏ-ᛋᚴᛁᚾᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)

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