Skauf
Old Norse Dictionary - skauf
Meaning of Old Norse word "skauf"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word skauf can mean:skauf
- skauf
- n. [A. S. sceâf; Engl. sheaf; O. H. G. scoub], prop. a sheaf of corn; it exists in Dan. local names, e. g. Skevinge; this sense is, however, obsolete, and the word is used,
- skauf
- 2. metaph. a ‘sheaf-like’ tail, a fox’s brush; refinum er nú dregr skaufit með landinu, Fagrsk. 47.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛅᚢᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- e. g.
- exempli gratia.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- S.
- Saga.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fagrsk.
- Fagrskinna. (K. I.)