Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Skeggi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 skeggi

a, m., pl. skeggjar, in the compds, eyjar-skeggjar, ‘island-shaggies,’ i. e. islanders, freq. in the Sagas, prob. originally a sort of soubriquet, owing to the notion that islanders were more rough and wild in their habits than other men; the word is particularly used of the Faroe islanders, Fær., Ó. H.: cp. Götu-skeggjar, the name of a family from Gata in Faroe; Mostrar-skeggr, the nickname of Thorolf of Moster, an island in Norway, Eb., Landn.; cp. hraun-skeggi, the man of the wilderness, Fs.

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Runic Inscription

skeggi

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
i. e.: id est.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
orig: original, originally.
p.: page.
part: participle.
pl.: plural.
prob: probable, probably.
prob.: probable, probably.

Works & Authors

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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