Skakki

Old Norse Dictionary - skakki

Meaning of Old Norse word "skakki"

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

skakki
a, m. a disproportion, disparity, odd amount; þann skakka er þar er á millum mun ek bæta, Bjarn. 55; skal Björn lúka Arna í skakka millum fyrr-greindra kúgilda, Dipl. v. 26; þau tvau hundruð hundraða, sem fóru at skakka, the odd hundreds, Sturl. ii. 258; var jafnat sárum manna ok frumhlaupum, en bættr skakki, Eb. 212, Orkn. 224; þann skakka gat Ketill prestr niðrfelldan, Ísl. i. 330.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarn.
Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Björn
Biörn Halldórsson.
Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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