Skæra
Old Norse Dictionary - skæra
Meaning of Old Norse word "skæra"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word skæra can mean:skæra
- skæra
- 1. i. e. skœra, f. a fray, quarrel, Am. 48: esp. in pl., skærur þeirra vestr í sveitum, Sturl. ii. 38; skærur Arnórs ok Sveins, 116; sennur ok skærur, Greg. 6.
- skæra
- 2. u, f. [Dan. skjær in dag-skjær], twilight; um skærur, Fms. v. 177 (in a verse); aptan-skæra, evening twilight, Sighvat; morgun-s., morning twilight, dawn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛅᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- f.
- feminine.
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- n.
- neuter.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Am.
- Atla-mál. (A. II.)
- Greg.
- Gregory. (F. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)