Orða-skil
Old Norse Dictionary - orða-skil
Meaning of Old Norse word "orða-skil"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- orða-skil
- n. pl. distinction of words; ekki mátti heyra o., Stj. 428; en ekki nam orðaskil, Fms. vi. 372; ok er hann hlýddi ef hann næmi nokkur o., Eb. 28; heyrðu þeir manna-mál inn í húsit en námu þeygi orðaskil, Mart. 124.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱᚦᛅ-ᛋᚴᛁᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Mart.
- Martinus Saga. (F. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)