Skeina
Old Norse Dictionary - skeina
Meaning of Old Norse word "skeina"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word skeina can mean:skeina
- skeina
- 1. u, f. a scratch, slight wound; kalla ek þetta skeinu en ekki sár, Nj. 205, Háv. 50, Fms. ix. 497, Róm. 239; var skeinan saman hlaupin, Grett. 152.
- skeina
- COMPDS: skeinuhættr, skeinusamr, skeinisamt.
- skeina
- 2. d, [skeini, skán, skæni], to wipe, tergere foramen.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᛁᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Háv.
- Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Róm.
- Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)