Skilningr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Skilningr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 skilningr

m. = skilning, sense, meaning, understanding; þann skilning, Stj. 2; skilningi, id.; andaligr s., 25, 50; var í bréfinu sá s., Bs. i. 803, 838; þessi o:ð bera þann skilning, ii. 42; þat er minn s. at sú skipan á at standa, i. 827; tvenna skilninga, Skálda 207, and so in mod. usage: skilnings-góðr, clever; skilnings-laus, -lítill, adj. senseless, of small understanding,

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚴᛁᛚᚾᛁᚾᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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