Skak
Old Norse Dictionary - skak
Meaning of Old Norse word "skak"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skak
- or skakr, n., qs. skvak (?), [Engl. squeak], a noise; göra skak at e-m, to howl at, Ann. 1305 (Hb.); gaf Sverrir konungr þeim gestunum mikit skak, he scolded them, Fms. viii. 143 (skakr, v. l.)
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛅᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- qs.
- quasi.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ann.
- Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hb.
- Hauks-bók. (H. IV.)