Skarn
Old Norse Dictionary - skarn
Meaning of Old Norse word "skarn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skarn
- n. [Dan. skarn; cp. Gr. σκώρ, σκατός], dung; einn ók skarni á hóla, Nj. 67: grime, dirt, freq. in mod. usage, þvo af sér skarnið. skarn-sækinn, adj. shewing dirt: skörnugr, adj. dirty.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛅᚱᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- Gr.
- Greek.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)