Skerja

Old Norse Dictionary - skerja

Meaning of Old Norse word "skerja"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

skerja
u, f., prop. a cow = skirja, akin to skars, skersa, a romping lass; að skerjan þessi skyldi mér … snuprur nógar veita, Grönd.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᚱᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
prop.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Grönd.
Benedikt Gröndal.
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