Skara

Old Icelandic Dictionary - skara

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "skara" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

skara Old Icelandic word can mean:

skara
(að), v.
skara
1) to poke, rake; s. eld, to poke the fire; with dat., þeiri ösku sköruðu þeir allri út, they raked all the ashes out; hann ~ði til spjótskaptinu, he poked with the spear-shaft;
skara
2) to set or cover closely; skip ~t skjöldum, a ship set with shields from stem to stern.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛅᚱᛅ

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.

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