Skinna

Old Norse Dictionary - skinna

Meaning of Old Norse word "skinna"

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

skinna
u, f. a skin, piece of vellum, in compds, Fagr-skinna, Morkin-s., Grá-s., Hrokkin-s., Gull-s., Rauð-s., see prefaces to Icel. Edd. of Sagas.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.

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