Skeinu-hættr
Old Norse Dictionary - skeinu-hættr
Meaning of Old Norse word "skeinu-hættr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skeinu-hættr
- adj.; vera s., to be one who gives good scratches, dangerous, Fb. i. 352, 566, 571, Vígl. 29.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᛁᚾᚢ-ᚼᛅᛏᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Vígl.
- Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)