Skarðr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - skarðr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "skarðr" in English.

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

skarðr
a. diminished, impaired; inn skarði máni, the waning moon; hafa, bera skarðan hlut fyrir e-m, to be worsted (wronged) by one; sitja of (um, yfir) skörðum hlut fyrir e-m, to suffer injury from one.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛅᚱᚦᚱ

Abbreviations used:

e-m
einhverjum.

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