Skefjar
Old Norse Dictionary - skefjar
Meaning of Old Norse word "skefjar"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skefjar
- f. pl. a sheath (?); only used in the phrase, hafa sig í skefjum, to restrain oneself. skefju-maðr, m. a wary person, one who restrains himself, Grett. (Ub.) 95.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᚠᛁᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Ub.
- Uppsala-bók. (C. I.)