Old Norse Dictionary Entry

SKER

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

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1 SKER

n., gen. pl. skerja, dat. skerjum; [Dan. skjœr; Swed. skär; Engl. skerry]:—a skerry, an isolated rock in the sea; í hólma eðr í sker, Grág. ii. 131; upp á skerit, Fær. 171; til þess er þraut sker öll, Eg. 128, Eb. 12, 236–240, passim; as also in local names, Skerja-fjörðr: for the saying, sigla milli skers ok báru, see sigla; eyði-sker, a desert skerry; blind-sker, a sunken skerry: also in the phrase, að flaska á því skerinu, to split on that rock. skerja-blesi, a nickname, Dropl.

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Runic Inscription

SKER

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
dat.: dative.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
gen.: genitive.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
lit: literally.
loc: local, locally.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors

Dropl.: Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

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