Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Ské

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 ské

ð, [from Germ. ge-scheben; Dan. skee], to happen; it appears first in the 15th century, í Licia skeði litlu síðarr, Nikdr. 51; þar af hefir opt mikil óhæfa skét, H. E. ii. 168 (seems to be due to a transcript, as are also passages such as Ísl. ii. 66, v. l. 4); after the Reformation the word became freq. in the N. T., Pass., Vídal., cp. also Safn i. 31, 32; in má-ské, kann-ské, may be!

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Runic Inscription

ské

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
l.: Linnæus.
lit: literally.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
N. T.: New Testament.
Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.
Safn: Safn til Sögu Islands.
Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

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