Skaf

Old Norse Dictionary - skaf

Meaning of Old Norse word "skaf"

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

skaf
n. [skafa], a scraping, peeling, esp. of peeled bark used in Norway for fodder for goats and cattle; brjóta hrís ok skaf, D. n. i. 215; þrjú hlóss viðar, ok tvau skafs, Gþl. 344, n. G. l. i. 39, 240; reiða heim skaf, 358; þá er uxa-mat átum inni skaf sem hafrar, Sighvat; hrís ok skaf í mörkinni, D. n. i. 291.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.
especially.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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