Sköru-liga
Old Norse Dictionary - sköru-liga
Meaning of Old Norse word "sköru-liga" (or skǫru-liga)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sköru-liga (skǫru-liga)
- adv. bravely, frankly, with authority; mæla vel ok s., Nj. 24, Fs. 18, 91; hefna s., Fms. ii. 6, vii. 33; fremja, vinna s., v. 308, vii. 164; fara s., Boll. 344.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, sköru-liga may be more accurately written as skǫru-liga.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᚱᚢ-ᛚᛁᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adv.
- adverb.
- l.
- line.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Boll.
- Bolla-þáttr. (D. V.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)