Skjanni
Old Norse Dictionary - skjanni
Meaning of Old Norse word "skjanni"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skjanni
- a, m. [akin to kinn?], the side of the head, Fas. ii. 451 (but coarse) skjanna-ligr, adj. gaunt-faced.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᛅᚾᚾᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)