Skrín

Old Norse Dictionary - skrín

Meaning of Old Norse word "skrín"

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

Old Norse word skrín can mean:skrín

skrín
n., skríni. Bs. i. 134 (paper MS), [Lat. scrinium], a shrine, of a saint, 124, 134, Ó. H. 235, 246, passim: poët., skyja skrín, byr-s., leiptra-s., the shrine of the clouds, wind, lightning, i. e. the heavens, Lex. poët.
skrín
COMPDS: skrínbrot, skríndúkr, skríngörð, skrínkista, skrínklæði, skrínlagning, skrínleggja, skrínsmiðr.

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

Abbreviations used:

i. e.
id est.
Lat.
Latin.
n.
neuter.
poët.
poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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