Skúta

Old Norse Dictionary - skúta

Meaning of Old Norse word "skúta"

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

Old Norse word skúta can mean:skúta

skúta
1. pres. skútir, pret. skútti, to jut out, so as to form a shade or cave, of rocks or the like; fjallit sýnisk skúta yfir fram sjóinn, Fms. x. 313; bjargit skútti yfir fram, vii. 81; þeir (the glaciers) skúttu fram yfir dalinn, Grett. 141 new Ed.; þær (the trees) skúttu svá langt, at lauf þeirra ok limar lágu á jörðu, Konr.
skúta
2. u, f. (skúti, a, m., Fms. l. c.), a taunt; eigi ætla ek þér nú allgóðan þykkja beinann fyrir skútu þessa, Glúm. 354; drepa e-m skúta, to taunt one with; áferli þat sem konungr drap oss skúta um, Fms. iv. 310 (in Ó. H. 140, l. c., the passage is omitted). skút-yrði, n. pl. taunts, reproaches.

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

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Abbreviations used:

pres.
present.
pret.
preterite.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
l. c.
loco citato.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Konr.
Konráðs Saga. (G. III.)
Glúm.
Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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