Skíra

Old Icelandic Dictionary - skíra

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "skíra" in English.

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

skíra Old Icelandic word can mean:

skíra
(-ða, -ðr), v.
skíra
1) to cleanse, purify (s. silfr); skira sik, to clear (pure) oneself by an oath or ordeal;
skíra
2) to baptize, christen (skírði prestr barnit); láta ~st, to be baptized.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᚱᛅ

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