Skirra
Old Norse Dictionary - skirra
Meaning of Old Norse word "skirra"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word skirra can mean:skirra
- skirra
- ð, [skjarr], to ‘bar’, prevent, with dat.; s. vandræðum, to prevent strife, Orkn. 162; ek hefi allan mik vid lagt at skirra vandræðum þeirra, Eg. 738; kvað þeim þat mikit happ cf þeir mætti s. vandræðum svá miklum, Ld. 220; þó vóru þeir sumir er s. vildu vandræðum, Bs. i. 21.
- skirra
- II. reflex. skirrask, to shun, shrink from, with acc.; skirrask manndráp, Sks. 576; skirrask slík vandræði, Róm. 198, Hom. (St.): the mod. phrase, skirrast við e-t, to shrink from.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᚱᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- dat.
- dative.
- n.
- neuter.
- acc.
- accusative.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Róm.
- Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)