Skaut

Old Icelandic Dictionary - skaut

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "skaut" in English.

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

skaut Old Icelandic word can mean:

skaut
I) n.
skaut
1) corner of a square cloth (hann var borinn í fjórum ~um til búðar);
skaut
feldr fimm alna í s., a cloak five ells square;
skaut
of the heaven (þeir gerðu þar af himin ok settu hann upp yfir jörðina með fjórum ~um);
skaut
2) corner of a sail or sheet;
skaut
byrr beggja ~a, a fair wind (right astern);
skaut
fig., hann mun verða yðr þungr í ~i, hard to deal with;
skaut
3) flap, skirt of a cloak (hón hafði yfir sik skallats-skikkju hlaðbúna í s. niðr);
skaut
4) lap (sitja, liggja í ~i e-s);
skaut
5) a square piece of cloth, kerchief (menn báru þá hluti sína í s., ok tók jarlinn upp);
skaut
6) a lady’s hood.
skaut
II) from skjóta.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛅᚢᛏ

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
e-s
einhvers.

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