Skeiðir
Old Norse Dictionary - skeiðir
Meaning of Old Norse word "skeiðir"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skeiðir
- f. pl. [Engl. sheath; Dan. skæde; Germ. scheide]:—a sheath; ná knífi ór skeiðum, Bs. i. 385; taka kníf ór skeiðum, 229, Háv. 49 new Ed.; mér sýnisk sem réttindin skríði nú í skeiðir, Róm. 116.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᛁᚦᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Háv.
- Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)
- Róm.
- Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)