Skefill

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Skefill

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚴᛁᚠᛁᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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