SKUTR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

SKUTR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 SKUTR

m., gen. skutar, pl. skutir, [from skjóta, from shooting or launching a ship into the water, cp. North. E. scut = the tail of hares or rabbits]:—the stern, Höfuðl. 1; aptr í skut, Hym. 21; réri Grettir í skut, Grett. 125 A; skaltú ganga at framstafni en ek at skut, Finnb. 254; var rekkju-maðr í skut, Lv. 98; setja augu sín aptr um skut, to look back, Al. 12; hann bað Ketil ganga fyrir skut, ok setja á (and push on) Fas. ii. 112; leggja land fyrir skut, to pass by, Edda (in a verse): in plur. including stem and stern, opp. to midship, skip minna til skutanna en um mitt, Fms. viii. 197; skipit var lítið til skutanna en breitt um miðbyrðit, Grett. 88; í hvárn-tveggja skutinn, O.T. 67.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚴᚢᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
gen.
genitive.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
North. E.
Northern English.
opp
opposed to.
opp.
opposed.
opp. to
opposed to.
p.
page.
pl.
plural.
plur.
plural.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Finnb.
Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Höfuðl.
Höfuðlausn. (A. III.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

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