Skiljast

Old Icelandic Dictionary - skiljast

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "skiljast" in English.

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

skiljast Old Icelandic word can mean:

skiljast
v. refl. to separate, break up (skildist þá ok riðlaðist fylkingin);
skiljast
~ við e-n, e-t, to part from, forsake (hann kveðst aldri við Kára skyldu ~);
skiljast
recipr. to part company (skildust þeir með blíðskap, feðgar);
skiljast
impers., e-m skilst e-t, one perceives, understands (nú skaltu vita, hvárt mér hafi skilizt);
skiljast
láta sér e-t ~, to let oneself be convinced of (Björn lét sér þat eigi ~).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᛚᛁᛅᛋᛏ

Abbreviations used:

e-t
eitthvat.
e-m
einhverjum.
impers.
impersonal.
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