Skrúði

Old Norse Dictionary - skrúði

Meaning of Old Norse word "skrúði"

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

skrúði
a, m. = skrúð; ef maðr ferr með tré, reiði eðr viðbönd, eðr hverrgi skrúði (tackle) sem er, K. Þ. K. 88: an ornament, esp. of church vestments, í fögrum skrúða, Bs. i. 317; skrýðask biskups-skrúða, … eigi sviðnuðu hinar minnstu trefr á skrúða hans, 42; berr eigi heilög kirkja sinn dýra ok hátíðliga skrúða, Stj. 52; þrjú goðin, ok ór öllum skrúðanum, Nj. 132. skrúða-kista, u, f. a chest for church ornaments, Jm. 12; skrúða stokkr, id., Vm. 177.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.
especially.
f.
feminine.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Jm.
Jóns-máldagi. (J. I.)
K. Þ. K.
Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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