Skersa
Old Norse Dictionary - skersa
Meaning of Old Norse word "skersa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skersa
- (skessa), u, f. [skars], a giantess, Fb. i. 258: freq. in mod. usage of an unlady-like woman.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᚱᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)