Skakka
Old Norse Dictionary - skakka
Meaning of Old Norse word "skakka"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skakka
- að, to balance; in the phrase, skakka með e-m, or. skakka milli þeirra, to interfere between fighters, Fas. iii. 93, Þórð. 52; as also, skakka leik, to interfere between two combatants so as to decide the matter.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛅᚴᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Þórð.
- Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)