Skíð

Old Icelandic Dictionary - skíð

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "skíð" in English.

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

skíð Old Icelandic word can mean:

skíð
I)
skíð
n.
skíð
1) billet of wood, firewood (kljúfa s.);
skíð
2) esp. pl., long snowshoes, ‘ski’ (fara, renna, skriða, kunna á skíðum).
skíð
II)
skíð
n. lintel; hurð vár á skíði, the door was shut.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᚦ

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
esp.
especially.
pl.
plural.

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