Skœkja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skœkja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skœkja" in Norwegian.

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

skœkja
skœkja, f. Skjøge, = púta; sem Judaskom þar ok sá konuna, þá hugði hannat skœkja nökkur væri Stj. 19710; púturok skœkjur Klm. 1731; þat kenni ekvel, segir hann, at mín kona er einskœkja Æf. 7733; Perseus - hefir höfuðGorgonis skœkju (dvs. Medusa) í vinstrihendi Pr. 4789; gékk hann fyrir módursína með reiðu hjarta ok segir svá: þúhin ílla púta -, íllum tíma vart þú sváfögr sköpuð, vánd skœkja! Bev. 21216;som Øgenavn: Arnfinnr skœkja Kalfsk.43b19.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᚯᚴᛁᛆ
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.
m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.
v.
Verbum.

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