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Skutla

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Definitions

3 definitions

1 skutla

að, [cp. Engl. to scuttle a ship], to harpoon.

2 skutla

II. [Germ. schütteln], to squander; skutla staðarins gózi, H. E. i. 561, Bs. ii. 82, Thom.

3 skutla

2. reflex. to be scattered; skutlask í tvá staði, Bs. ii. 3.
Similar Words

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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

skutla

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
reflex
reflexive.
reflex.
reflexive.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

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