Skukka
Old Norse Dictionary - skukka
Meaning of Old Norse word "skukka"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word skukka can mean:skukka
- skukka
- u, f. [skokkr], a pot; þeir hrukku lítt meðan full var s., as long as the pot was full, Fms. ix. 439 (in a verse; skrukka, v. l.)
- skukka
- II. [cp. Engl. to shrink, shrunk], a wrinkle, = Lat. ruga; gullknapprinn görr með þungnm skukkum gullsmiðligs hagleiks, Karl. 286; eitt klæði, þat er með sínum skukkum leynir hennar kviðar-vöxt, Mar. 447; gékk jörðin undir þeim skukkum, the earth rolled in waves under their feet, Edda i. 144 (Cod. Worm.); skukkum ok hrukkum, Thom. 355.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᚴᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
- Cod.
- Codex.
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)