Skæva

Old Norse Dictionary - skæva

Meaning of Old Norse word "skæva"

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

skæva
að, [Ulf. skewjan = ὁδον ποιειν, Mark ii. 23]:—to stride, absol. and only in poetry; hón skævaði skýjum efri, Hkv. 2. 3; hón skævaði (she strode) veigar þeim at bera, 35; þá kom in arma út skævandi, Og. 32; skæva vér létum, Am. 96.

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

Abbreviations used:

absol.
absolute, absolutely.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.
Atla-mál. (A. II.)
Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Og.
Oddrúnar-grátr. (A. II.)
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