Skamm-ær
Old Norse Dictionary - skamm-ær
Meaning of Old Norse word "skamm-ær"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skamm-ær
- adj. (-æ, -ætt), short-lived; s. sigr, Fms. ii. 10 (Fs. 90); skamæ lýti, Mkv. 19; skammætt ríki, short-lived power, opp. to everlasting, 677. 7: Teitr varð skammær, Fms. vii. 40; munum skammæir, Am. 29 (Bugge).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛅᛘᛘ-ᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- m.
- masculine.
- opp.
- opposed.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Am.
- Atla-mál. (A. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Mkv.
- Málshátta-kvæði. (A. III.)