Skotar

Old Norse Dictionary - skotar

Meaning of Old Norse word "skotar"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

skotar
m. pl. the Scots: Skot-land, n. Scotland, Landn., Fms., passim: Skotzkr, adj. Scottish, Ld. 12, 274, Eg. 266, Landn. 112. ☞ In some passages of the Landn. Skotar and Skotland seem to be used of the Irish and Ireland. skota-kollr, m. a nickname, Landn.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᛏᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

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