Skjómi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Skjómi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 skjómi

a, m. [Ivar Aasen skjoma = to flicker], a flickering light.

2 skjómi

2. metaph., skjómi daltangar, the ‘ray of the hand,’ i. e. a drawn sword, Landn. (in a verse): a sword, Lex. Poët.: a nickname, Fb. iii.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚴᛁᚢᛘᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

i. e.
id est.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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