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Skefill

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Definitions

3 definitions

1 skefill

m. [skafa], a scratcher; eyrna-skefill, an ear-picker.

2 skefill

II. = skemill, fót-skemill by changing m into f, Bs. i. 155.

3 skefill

III. a pr. name, Rd. 289; of a mythol. king, Edda.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

skefill

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "skefill" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
mythol
mythology, mythological.
mythol.
mythology, mythological.
pr.
proper.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Rd.
Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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