Skurn
Old Norse Dictionary - skurn
Meaning of Old Norse word "skurn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word skurn can mean:skurn
- skurn
- f. (cp. Fas. iii. 215, Clar., but erroneously), an egg-shell or nut-shell: ostram, þat köllu vér skurn eðr skel, Stj. 88; hafði konungr skurnit (sic) fyrir borðker, Fas. iii. 215; eggit, var brotin rauf á skurninni, id.; skurn ok kjarni, Karl. 279; egg-skurn, an egg-shell, Edda.
- skurn
- 2. an ornamented shell-box (?); hvít skurn gyllt, með loki brotin, Dipl. v. 18; skurn búin, Vm. 109; skurnir átta svartar, ok er ein með loki, Dipl. v. 18; skurnir níu ok tvær lokaðar, iii. 4; ein skurn búin, B. K. 31, D. N. passim; valhnotar-s., a walnut-shell, Fms. vii. 225.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᚱᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Clar.
- Clarus Saga. (G. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- B. K.
- Björgynjar Kálfskinn. (J. II.)
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)