Skima

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skima

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skima" in Norwegian.

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

skima: skima, v. (að) se sig omkring for om muligat kunne skimte noget, blive var et Glimtderaf; skimaði (= lat. circumspiciebat)hinn nýkomni bróðir á veginn, ef heilagrfaðir mundi - Heilag. II, 55718; hann- snýst hingat ok þangat, skimar okskygnir (= considerare oculis coepitet requirere), ef klaustr nökkut værinær Heilag. II, 36720; hann - læztskima at fé sínu svá hvatliga, at hannlítr aldrei til konungs Fld. I, 717; hannsér ok skimar með undran - Æf. 87250.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᛁᛘᛆ
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.

lat.: latinsk.

v.: Verbum.

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