Skræmi

Old Norse Dictionary - skræmi

Meaning of Old Norse word "skræmi"

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

skræmi
n. a ‘scare-crow,’ monster; in af-skræmi (q. v.), af-skræmisligr, monstrous.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

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