Skarr
Old Norse Dictionary - skarr
Meaning of Old Norse word "skarr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skarr
- m. [cp. skæra], a skirmish, tumult; skarr í Dýra-firði, Fb. iii. 573; þótti honum ílla er þeir höfðu farit með skari nokkurum (nokkuru Ed.) at Böðvari, Sturl. iii. 231; görr skarr at Krókálfi í Skagafirði, Ann. 1305:—the name of a sword, Edda (Gl.)
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛅᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ann.
- Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)