Skrök-semd
Old Norse Dictionary - skrök-semd
Meaning of Old Norse word "skrök-semd" (or skrǫk-semd)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skrök-semd (skrǫk-semd)
- f. a story, falsehood, Thom. 448, Magn. 484.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, skrök-semd may be more accurately written as skrǫk-semd.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚱᚢᚴ-ᛋᛁᛘᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Magn.
- Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)