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