Skortr
Old Norse Dictionary - skortr
Meaning of Old Norse word "skortr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skortr
- m. a shortness, want; sitja fyrir skort, Hrafn. 9; engum skort eðr þurð, Fms. iv. 162; frama-skortr, Fb. ii. 296; bú-skortr, fé-s., orða-s., lack of words, Gd.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᚱᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hrafn.
- Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)