Skakkr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skakkr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skakkr" in Norwegian.

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

skakkr: skakkr, adj. 1) skjæv; þú hefir upp tekitreimunarkefli ok hefir þú þat hvárkitelgt vint né skakkt Krók. 827; þatgreri svá ílla, at hann bar jafnan hallthöfuðit síðan, þí var hann skakkr kall-aðr Flat. II, 4856. 2) heldende mere til den ene Side; nú verðr þó orrostanannan veg skökk (dvs. hallaðist orrostanannan veg), en Danir hugðu Mork. 799;várir fundir hefir jafnan skakkir veritFm. VIII, 2143; skökk gerð dvs. Kjen- delse, der falder fordelagtigere for denene end for den anden af Parterne:þótti Sturlu verða gerðir skakkar okóhagar Sturl. I, 6121; þat mun málmanna, Egill! at gjörð sjá, er þú hefirgjört ok upp sagt, sé heldr skökk Eg.86 (22018); urðu þá skökk málaefninFm. IV, 3329.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᛆᚴᚴᚱ
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:

adj.: Adjectiv.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

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