Skæðr

Old Norse Dictionary - skæðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skæðr"

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

skæðr
i. e. skœðr, adj. [skaði and skóð], scatheful, noxious, Hkv. i. 38; skæðr ok skaðsamligr, Stj. 23, Ld. 278; skæðir við hesta, Stj. 71; skæðar tungur, Nj. 264, Barl. 165; skæðir vargar, wild beasts, Fms. i. 273, x. 362, Magn. 494; auð-skæðr, easily hurt; mann-s., q. v.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Magn.
Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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