Skúti

Old Norse Dictionary - skúti

Meaning of Old Norse word "skúti"

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

Old Norse word skúti can mean:skúti

skúti
a, m. a cave formed by jutting rocks; hverr s. við annan … þar hittir hvergi skúta, Glúm. 312; inn í bergit er skúti ok fellr þar úr lítill lækr, Ó. T. 26; það er íllr skúti, sem ekki er betri enn úti, a saying; hellis-skúti, q. v.
skúti
II. a pr. name, Rd., see the pun in Glúm. 354.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.
pr.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Glúm.
Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Ó. T.
Ólafs Saga Tryggvasonar. (E. I.)
Rd.
Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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