Skífa
Old Norse Dictionary - skífa
Meaning of Old Norse word "skífa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word skífa can mean:skífa
- skífa
- 1. u, f. [Germ. scheibe], a shaving, slice, passim in mod. usage; a nickname, Fms. x.
- skífa
- 2. ð, to cut into slices, slice; skífða hjálma, Fas. i. 158; s. sem hvannir, Bær. 8, Háv. 13 new Ed.; skífðu hnappinn or grindinni, Lv. 65; skífði frá síðuna, Flóv.; s. undurn, to carve meat, Km. 2.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᚠᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Bær.
- Bærings Saga. (G. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Flóv.
- Flóvents Saga. (G. II.)
- Háv.
- Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)
- Km.
- Kráku-mál. (A. III.)
- Lv.
- Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)