Geig-skot

Old Norse Dictionary - geig-skot

Meaning of Old Norse word "geig-skot"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

geig-skot
n. a deadly shot; in the phrase, at skjóta g. í móti e-m, to shoot the death bolt against one, i. e. to seek to take one’s life, Fb. ii. 353, Fms. v. 76.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛁᚴ-ᛋᚴᚢᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

i. e.
id est.
n.
neuter.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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