Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Skæði

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 skæði

1. i. e. skœði, n. pl. [derived from skór], the piece of leather cut square for making a pair of shoes; þar liggr léskrápr, taki hann sér þar af skæði, Ísl. ii. 113; var þá skorin yxnis-húðin til skæða, 71, Skíða R. 23, 24, 26, 32, 38; il-skæði, Od. xiv. 24. skæða-drífa, u, f. flakes of snow. skæða-tollr, m. a ‘shoe-tax,’ a kind of church-tax; s. af hverju bænhúsi, Vm. 92; s. ok osttollr, 74; hey-tollr, ljós-tollr, ost-tollr, skæða-tollr af ellifu bæjum, en af Arnar-vatni osttollr ok s. at eins, Pm. 76.

2 skæði

2. n. [skæðr], scathe, damage; tungu-skæði, ‘tongue-scathe,’ bad language.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

skæði

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
f.: feminine.
i. e.: id est.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.
R.: Rimur.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Od.: Odysseifs-kvæði, prose, 1829.
Pm.: Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)
Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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