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.)
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