Skák

Fornnordisk Ordbok - skák

Betydelsen av det fornnordiska ordet "skák"

Enligt Cleasby & Vigfussons fornnordisk-engelska ordbok:

Fornnordiskt ord skák kan betyda:skák

skák
f. [of Persian origin], chess, Vm. 177; tefla skák, Gsp.
skák
COMPDS: skákborð, skákmaðr.
skák
2. [O. H. G. scâb-man; Germ. schächer], a robber, highwayman, Þiðr. 100 (v. l.), 125 (v. l. 14), 353. skák-tafl, n. a game of chess, Ó. H. 167, Fas. i. 523, Fms. xi. 366 (year 1155), Bs. i. 635 (year 1238), ii. 186, D. n. (in deeds of the 14th century). There is no authentic record of chess in Scandin. before the 12th century, for Fas. l. c. is mythical, and as to Ó. H. 167 see remarks s. v. hnefi. In Icel. there is still played a peculiar kind of chess, called vald-skák, where no piece, if guarded, can be taken or exchanged.
skák
II. metaph. a seat, bench; in the popular phrase, tyltu þér á skákina, take a seat!

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Förkortningar som används:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
Germ.
German.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
l. c.
loco citato.
n.
neuter.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
Scandin.
Scandinavia, Scandinavian.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Verk & författare citerade:

Gsp.
Getspeki Heiðreks. (A. II.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
➞ Se alla verk som citeras i ordboken

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