Orða-skak
Old Norse Dictionary - orða-skak
Meaning of Old Norse word "orða-skak"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- orða-skak
- or orða-skvak, n. a ‘word-squeak,’ scolding, Ó. H. 157, Eg. 287.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱᚦᛅ-ᛋᚴᛅᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)