Skæri

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skæri

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skæri" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

skæri: skæri, n. pl. Sax, = söx; Björn gríprnú skærin, þvíat hann veit, at sverðitdugir ekki, ok hleypr at Þórði okætlar at reka á honum skærin Hítd.6612 jvf 17. 28; síðan tók biskup skæri okskar af kömpum hans ok svá af hárihans Fm. V, 1068; eptir þessi orð fórn. ok fal skæri meistara síns, ok erhann fann eigi skærin - Æf. 7427;synes ogsaa at betyde Tang: Vulkanumkalla þeir enn einn guð sínn, gera hon-um líkneskju til lofs með þeim hætti,sem hann hafi haltr verit ok hafi íannarri hendi skæri en í annarri hamar,svá sem hann hafi járnsmiðr verit Barl.13616.

Part of speech: n pl

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᛅᚱᛁ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.: Feminin.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

pl.: Pluralis.

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