Skóð
Old Norse Dictionary - skóð
Meaning of Old Norse word "skóð"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skóð
- n. [skaði and skóð point to a lost strong verb], scathe, bale, a noxious thing; hjálma skóð, randar s., skjaldar s., the scathe of helmets, of shields, i. e. a weapon; mær skóð, the bright weapons, Hallfred; Hildar s., id.: in compds, ben-skóð, víg-s., val-s., remmi-s., i. e. weapons, Lex. Poët.; the word is only used in poetry.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- i. e.
- id est.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Lex. Poët.
- Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.