SKAUF

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

SKAUF

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 SKAUF

n. [A. S. sceâf; Engl. sheaf; O. H. G. scoub], prop. a sheaf of corn; it exists in Dan. local names, e. g. Skevinge; this sense is, however, obsolete, and the word is used,

2 SKAUF

2. metaph. a ‘sheaf-like’ tail, a fox’s brush; refinum er nú dregr skaufit með landinu, Fagrsk. 47.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚴᛅᚢᚠ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
e. g.: exempli gratia.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
loc: local, locally.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
n.: neuter.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
p.: page.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Fagrsk.: Fagrskinna. (K. I.)

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