Skaga
Old Norse Dictionary - skaga
Meaning of Old Norse word "skaga"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skaga
- skagi, skagði, skagat (mod. skagar, skagaði), to jut out, project; tönnina er skagði ór höfði Melbricta, Orkn. 12; skögðu tvær tenn fram ór höfðinu, Sd. 147 (skögul-tönn); boginn skagði um herðarnar, Fas. ii. 330.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛅᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Sd.
- Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)