Definitions
Definitions
1 skotta
1. að, qs. skofta, which form occurs in the verse Fbr., see skopta, [skopt]:—to dangle, wag to and fro (like hair or a tail); hann lét skotta við skip sín, ok lagði ekki til orrostu, Fms. ii. 310; þeir skotta nú við útan, Fas. i. 10, see skopta.
2 skotta
2. u, f. [skott], the popular Icel. name for a female ghost, since, as she roams about, her head-gear streams behind her like a fox’s tail, Maurer’s Volks.; Hvítárvalla-s., Leirár-s.: Skotti, a, m. a nickname, prop. a ghost (?), also used of a horse whose body and tail are of different colours.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
skotta
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "skotta" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).