Skemmr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - skemmr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "skemmr" in English.

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

skemmr Old Icelandic word can mean:

skemmr
adv. compar. shorter; of time;
skemmr
lengr eða ~, for a longer or shorter time, for a long or short while (hirði ek aldri hvárt þú verr þik lengr eða ~);
skemmr
kvaðst þökk kunna, at hann væri þar lengr en ~, the longer the better.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᛘᛘᚱ

Abbreviations used:

adv.
adverb.
compar.
comparative.

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