Skeina

Old Icelandic Dictionary - skeina

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "skeina" in English.

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

skeina Old Icelandic word can mean:

skeina: I)

skeina: (-da, -dr), v. to scratch, wound slightly (hefir þú skeint þik? hann svarar: ekki em ek skeindr);

skeina: refl., ~st, to get a scratch, a slight wound.

skeina: II)

skeina: f. scratch, slight wound (kalla ek þetta skeinu ok ekki sár).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᛁᚾᛅ

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

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