Skugg-sjá
Old Norse Dictionary - skugg-sjá
Meaning of Old Norse word "skugg-sjá"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skugg-sjá
- (or -sjó), f. a ‘shade-show,’ mirror, Gd. 6, Stj. 215, Karl. 217, 324, Hom. 3; í skírri skuggsjá, Sks. 8; hrein s., Nikdr. 83; Konungs s., the name of a work, Sks. 8, List of Authors (H. II).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᚴᚴ-ᛋᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)