Skekill

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Skekill

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 skekill

(better skekkill with kk), m. dimin., [skiki: akin to Engl. shank]:—the shanks or legs of an animal’s skin when stretched out, hence út-skekill, an outskirt, of a land or field, tún-skekill, land-skekill, q. v.

2 skekill

II. as a nickname, Sturl.: the mythol. name of a sea-king, Edda.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚴᛁᚴᛁᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
dimin.: diminutive.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mythol: mythology, mythological.
mythol.: mythology, mythological.
n.: neuter.
q. v.: quod vide.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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