Skýfa
Old Norse Dictionary - skýfa
Meaning of Old Norse word "skýfa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word skýfa can mean:skýfa
- skýfa
- ð, [Dan. skubbe; Engl. shove], to shove, push; skýfðr ok rekinn, Stj. 9; út skýfðr. expelled, 275; mod. út skúfaðr: with dat., látið mik vera kyrra ok skýfit mér hvergi, Grett. 160; þat skýfir brott skotum ok járni, Stj. 86: pass., skýfast brott, to be shoved away, id.
- skýfa
- 2. with acc.; hann skýfði goðin af stöllunum, Fms. ii. 163, Fb. i. 321; en ef þik berr skjótt fram hjá, þá skýfðú (imperat.) þegar hnappinn úr hrips-grindinni. Lv. 65; þeir ætluðu hirðirinn brott at skýfa, Bs. ii. 73.
- skýfa
- II. to cut, slash, slice; hann hjó hart ok tíðum ok skýfði forkinn sem hvannir, Háv. 43.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᚠᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- dat.
- dative.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- pass.
- passive.
- acc.
- accusative.
- imperat.
- imperative.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Lv.
- Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
- Háv.
- Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)