Skylma

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skylma

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skylma" in Norwegian.

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

skylma
skylma, v. (md) fægte; engi má finnastmér betri skylmandi með sverð ok buklara Ridd. 1514, især skylmast, v. r.dvs. fægte sammen eller med hinanden;þeir lögðust út til eyjanna ok skylm-dust síðan Alex. 13710; í hringinuminnan váru tveir menn með vápnumok skylmdust Gunl. 12 (26515); sumirríða á burt til skemtanar sér, sumirskylmdust Klm. 48631; menn vóru útiá bœnum, ok talaði Austmaðr einn um,hvárt menn berðisk á vellinum niðri.Jón Eyjolfsson svarar: skylmask mennþar, segir hann Sturl. I, 22625; Langa-Snorri gékk fyrir Sturlu ok hlífði hon-um með buklara ok hafði sverðit undirbuklaranum, sem þá er menn skylmaskSturl. I, 37629. Jvf. skalm.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᛦᛚᛘᛆ
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.
nl.
nemlig.
s.
substantiv.
v.
Verbum.

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