Skaf

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skaf

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skaf" in Norwegian.

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

skaf: skaf, n. Skav, Bark som skaves af Træer for at bruges til Kreaturføde; af jörðumá maðr ekki veita nema tvau hlössviðar ok eitt skafs Gul. 7519 jvf Landsl.7, 911; má þó á þessom dögum - skafheim reiða JKr. 2411; þá skal frjálsligavinna til svá mykils, sem hann þarf tilhúsa, hríss ok skafs í mörkinni þeirriDn. I, 29118; brjóta hrís ok skaf Dn.I, 21511; Alfífu mun æfi ungr drengrmuna lengi, þá er uxamat átum inniskaf (sem) hafrar Fm. V, 2102.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᛆᚠ
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:

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

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