Skjótast

Old Icelandic Dictionary - skjótast

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "skjótast" in English.

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

skjótast Old Icelandic word can mean:

skjótast
v. refl. to shoot, start, move quickly;
skjótast
hann skauzt á fœtr, he started to his feet;
skjótast
Björn skauzt aptr at baki Kára, B. sprang back again behind K.;
skjótast
at menn hans skytist eigi frá honum, lest his men should slip away, desert;
skjótast
hann vildi ljósta Gretti, en hann skauzt undan, he avoided the blow;
skjótast
~ e-m, to fail;
skjótast
margir skutust honum, many forsook him;
skjótast
skutust þá margir við þórð í trúnaðinum, many proved false to Thord;
skjótast
hann var nökkut við aldr, ok skauzt á fótum, and tottered on his legs;
skjótast
e-m skýzt yfir um e-t, one over-looks, fails to notice a thing (þeim hafði yfir skotizt um þetta);
skjótast
recipr., skótast á, to exchange shots.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᚢᛏᛅᛋᛏ

Abbreviations used:

e-m
einhverjum.
e-t
eitthvat.
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