Skör

Old Icelandic Dictionary - skör

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "skör" in English.

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

skör Old Icelandic word can mean:

skör
(gen. skarar, pl. skarar), f.
skör
1) rim, edge; allt út at skörinni, to the rim of the ice; fig., skríða til skarar, to slide to the very edge, come to a crisis (skal nú til skarar skríða með okkr Knúti bróður mínum); tjaldskör, edge of a tent; spretta skörum, to lift the edges of the tent;
skör
2) the joints in a ship’s planking (skipit hafði bilat at skörunum, þá er fram var sett);
skör
3) step (þeir skyldu sitja í hásæti skör hærra en jarlar, en skör lægra en sjálfr hann);
skör
4) hair; ~ nam at dýja, he tossed his locks; ~ var fyrir enni, the hair was cut across the forehead; rautt mun sjá í skörina, there will be bloody locks;
skör
5) = skari (better skor).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᚱ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
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