Skríll
Old Norse Dictionary - skríll
Meaning of Old Norse word "skríll"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word skríll can mean:skríll
- skríll
- m. [cp. Skrælingi; Dan. skræl = parings of apples, potatoes]:—a mob, freq. in mod. usage.
- skríll
- 2. a nickname, Sturl. iii. 117.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚱᛁᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)