Skirra

Old Icelandic Dictionary - skirra

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "skirra" in English.

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

skirra Old Icelandic word can mean:

skirra
(-ða, -ðr), v.
skirra
1) to frighten (cf. skjarr), with acc.;
skirra
2) to prevent, avert, with dat. (s. vandræðum);
skirra
3) refl., ~st e-t, við e-t, to shrink from, shun.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᚱᚱᛅ

Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.
f.
feminine.
dat.
dative.
e-t
eitthvat.

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