Skor
Old Norse Dictionary - skor
Meaning of Old Norse word "skor"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word skor can mean:skor
- skor
- f., pl. skorar, a score, notch, incision; setja þrjár skorar á dyra-stoð, N. G. l. i. 55; bera, þola skor, to ‘thole a score,’ stand a cut, of a good silver coin (bad coins were merely silvered over), Grág. i. 392, 500; hvítr í skor, white in the cut, of silver, Hkr. i. 185.
- skor
- 2. [North. E. scar, scaur], a rift in a rock or precipice; hleypr hann ofan fyrir skorina, Gísl. 158; er þú vatt þá sjau í skorinni, Nj. 146; svelta sem refr í skor, Fas. iii. 180, 636; fóta-festi í einni lítilli skor, Barl. 56; Skorar-geirr, a nickname, Nj.: the name of a cloven mountain north of Broadfirth in Icel., milli Skorar og Jökuls: berg-skor, hellis-skor, kletta-skor.
- skor
- II. a tally or stick for counting, a score or notch being made for every twenty; ef skip skal skipa … þá skal skorar (they scored the roll) selja ármanni í hönd, ok augljós nef þau öll göra at bryggju-sporði, er skorat er fyrir, N. G. l. i. 202; hence,
- skor
- 2. a score, a tale of twenty; ellefu skorar af karlmönnum, sjau skorar af börnum, 415. 16.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- pl.
- plural.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- North. E.
- Northern English.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)