Skeðja

Old Icelandic Dictionary - skeðja

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "skeðja" in English.

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

skeðja: (skeð, skadda, skaddr), v. to do scathe to, hurt, damage, with dat. (s. lífi e-s); ek skadda klæðum hans, I spoiled his clothes; axi var skatt, one ear of corn was damaged; with acc., þær þora ekki mýss s., they dare not do harm to mice.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᚦᛁᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-s: einhvers.

acc.: accusative.

dat.: dative.

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