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Skemill

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1 skemill

m. [Engl. shambles; Scot. skamyll, a bench; Dan. skammel = a foot-stool]:—prop. a bench, whence a foot-stool; see fót-skemill.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

skemill

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
prop
properly.
prop.
properly.
Scot.
Scottish.