Skári
Old Norse Dictionary - skári
Meaning of Old Norse word "skári"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word skári can mean:skári
- skári
- 1. or skárri, a compar., superl. skástr, with no corresponding positive, [skái]:—better, best; þat mun þér ráð skást, it will be most advisable for thee, Fas. i. 421.
- skári
- 2. a, m. [skera], a swathe, the sweep of a scythe in mowing; as also skára, að, to make a swathe.
- skári
- 3. a, m. a young sea-mew, Edda (Gl.) ii. 489; má-skári: hence a nickname, whence Skára-staðir, a local name, Þórð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛅᚱᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- compar.
- comparative.
- l.
- line.
- superl.
- superlative.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Þórð.
- Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)