Skauf

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skauf

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skauf" in Norwegian.

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

skauf: skauf, n. Kvast, Dusk, lat. manipulus (ags.sceaf DM. Anh. XVII, ght. scoub, mht.schoup, mnt. scoef eller scoven Sar- torius Gesch. d. d. Hanse II, 86 n. 4jvf Mnd. Wb. IV, 129); især om Rævens haarrige, buskede Hale: Búi svaraði, biðrþá alla róa, lézk ætla, at þann dagskulu þeir fá tekit í hala refinum (nl.Hákon jarl), er nú dregr skaufit innhér með landinu fyrir oss Fsk. 5844.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᛆᚢᚠ
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:

lat.: latinsk.

n.: Neutrum.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

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