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Orða-skak

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1 orða-skak

or orða-skvak, n. a ‘word-squeak,’ scolding, Ó. H. 157, Eg. 287.
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orða-skak

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

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n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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