Skratti

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skratti

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skratti" in Norwegian.

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

skratti: skratti, m. Troldkarl, = galdramaðr (jvfseiðskratti, ght. scrato, scraz Graff VI,577, mht. schrat Mhd. Wb. II, 205 jvfDm.3 447; Schmeller III, 519; eng.schratch Brand pop. antiq. II, 520; sv.skrate Rietz 596 fg); var hann kallaðrseiðmaðr, þat er spámaðr, ok var stað-fastr á Haðalandi ok seiddi þar ok varkallaðr skratti Fm. X, 37828 (Ágr. 416);þá hljópu upp óvættir á báða bekki okveittu hvárutveggja; þat mátti segja, atþar var skratta atgangr Fld. II, 51924;en hverr maðr þeirra, er ferr meðgöldrum ok gerningum íllum ok meðhindrvitni, ok svá sá, er segir spársínar sem völur ok skrattar forðumHb. 321; Ögmundr skratti Bolt 2917;jvf skrattasker Flat. I, 3781.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᚱᛆᛏᛏᛁ
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:

eng.: engels.

gr.: græft.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

v.: Verbum.

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