Skarði

Old Norse Dictionary - skarði

Meaning of Old Norse word "skarði"

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

Old Norse word skarði can mean:skarði

skarði
a, m. a nickname, hare-lip; í efri vör hans var skarð, því var hann kallaðr Þorgils skarði, Sturl. iii. 122, cp. Korm.
skarði
II. a freq. Dan. pr. name on the Runic stones. Skarða-borg, Scarborough, Korm.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
Dan.
Danish.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
n.
neuter.
pr.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Korm.
Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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