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
- d, [provinc. Swed. skeina = to cut with a scythe], to scratch, wound slightly; hefir þú skeint þik? Ó. H. 72; ef maðr höggr til manns ok skeinir klæði hans, N. G. L. i. 164; nú hyggr hann at, hvar hann væri skeindr, Rd. 240.
- skeina
- 2. reflex. to get a scratch, a slight wound, Grág. ii. 65, Korm. 62, Fms. ii. 82, SturL. i. 148, ÍsL. ii. 258, Fas. ii. 407; skeindusk iðrin, Bs. i. 330.
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:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- provinc.
- provincial.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Rd.
- Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)