Skyr-bjúgr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Skyr-bjúgr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 skyr-bjúgr

m. [the etym. perh. from A. S. sceorfa, Engl. scurf, and bjúgr (q. v.), which word Icel. use of any tumor which sinks when touched, e. g. vind-bjúgr, vatns-bjúgr, skyr-bjúgr. In Dutch skyrbjúgr is called scheur-buyk, in Engl. scurvy, scorbutic, and in both the word may well be of northern origin]:—scurvy; tekr hann skyrbjúg í hafi, Þorst. Síðu H. 38; hann fékk mikinn skyrbjúg í munninn, Bs. i. 781 (also at sea); þrútnuðu upp á honum fætrnir, en skyrbjúgr hljóp í búkinn, 820.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚴᚢᚱ-ᛒᛁᚢᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
ch
chapter.
e. g.
exempli gratia.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
etym.
etymology.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
orig
original, originally.
perh.
perhaps.
q. v.
quod vide.
S.
South, Southern.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Þorst. Síðu H.
Þorsteins Saga Síðu-Hallssonar. (D. II.)

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