Skröksemd

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skröksemd

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skröksemd" (or skrǫksemd) in Norwegian.

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

skröksemd (skrǫksemd): skröksemd, f. Falskhed, Løgnagtighed; Há-kon jarl hafði á þessu þingi skreyttsína undirhyggju ok hult með skýiskröksemdarinnar Icel. sag. I, 2608;þótt Heinrekr konungr gerði sér því-líka skröksemd, linaðist eigi harmrþeirra við slíkt Thom. 44815.

Part of speech: f

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, skröksemd may be more accurately written as skrǫksemd.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᚱᚯᚴᛋᚽᛘᚦ
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.

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