Skíta
Old Norse Dictionary - skíta
Meaning of Old Norse word "skíta"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skíta
- skeit, skitu, skitið, [A. S. scitan; Engl. shite; Germ. scheissen; Dan. skide; now only vulgar]:—cacare, Grág. ii. 133, FmS. vii. 21; þeir fuglar er í sitt hreiðr S., that foul their own nest, Sturl. iii. 253: part. skitinn (q. v.), dirty.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- part.
- participle.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- S.
- Saga.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)