Skaufhali

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skaufhali

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skaufhali" in Norwegian.

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

skaufhali: skaufhali, m. Benævnelse paa Ræven (refr)hentet fra dens Hales Beskaffenhed. SE.II, 49010; ek vænti nú, at skamt sétil þess, er vér Birkibeinar munumsœkja á fund þeirra Bagla, ok manþá vita, hversu dyggr eða traustr hannskaufhalinn (jvf Nicolas sé tungusnjallrmaðr, sem hann hafi herahjarta, enútrygð sem refrinn L. 1) er þeim íráðunum fyrir oss Birkibeinum Fm.VIII, 31412; varla mun Nicolas skauf-hali hafa með úhræddu hjarta nú undansótt Fm. VIII, 31921.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᛆᚢᚠᚼᛆᛚᛁ
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:

L.: Linje.

m.: Masculin.

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