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.)