Íll-skái
Old Norse Dictionary - íll-skái
Meaning of Old Norse word "íll-skái"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- íll-skái
- a, m. the less of two evils; hvárt þykkir þér betr? … þat þykki mér íllskáinn at þú hafir, Band. 21 new Ed.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛚᛚ-ᛋᚴᛅᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Band.
- Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)