Skýfa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Skýfa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 skýfa

ð, [Dan. skubbe; Engl. shove], to shove, push; skýfðr ok rekinn, Stj. 9; út skýfðr. expelled, 275; mod. út skúfaðr: with dat., látið mik vera kyrra ok skýfit mér hvergi, Grett. 160; þat skýfir brott skotum ok járni, Stj. 86: pass., skýfast brott, to be shoved away, id.

2 skýfa

2. with acc.; hann skýfði goðin af stöllunum, Fms. ii. 163, Fb. i. 321; en ef þik berr skjótt fram hjá, þá skýfðú (imperat.) þegar hnappinn úr hrips-grindinni. Lv. 65; þeir ætluðu hirðirinn brott at skýfa, Bs. ii. 73.

3 skýfa

II. to cut, slash, slice; hann hjó hart ok tíðum ok skýfði forkinn sem hvannir, Háv. 43.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚴᚢᚠᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

acc.: accusative.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
dat.: dative.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
imperat.: imperative.
l.: Linnæus.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
pass.: passive, passively.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Háv.: Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)
Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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