Skora

Old Icelandic Dictionary - skora

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "skora" in English.

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

skora Old Icelandic word can mean:

skora: (að), v.

skora: 1) to chafe, rub, gall (jarnin skoruðu mjök at beini);

skora: 2) to make a score or incision in (sumir ganga at með boløxar ok ~ fœti á filunum); s. e-t sundr, to cut asunder;

skora: 3) to challenge; s. e-m (or e-n) á hólm (til hólmgöngu, til hólms, til einvígis), to challenge to a duel;

skora: 4) s. á e-n, to call upon, request strongly (þeir skoruðu á hann fast); s. á e-n til e-s, to call upon one for a thing (s. á. e-n til liðveizlu, fulltings); s. á e-n til hólmgöngu, to challenge one to fight;

skora: 5) to urge insist upon (fast ~r þú þat); s. e-t mál við e-n, to broach a matter to one (konungr ~r þá þetta mál við hana sjálfa);

skora: 6) s. e-t í, to stipulate (Þ. ~ði þat í, at);

skora: 7) to score, count by tallies (hann lét þá s. liðit).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᚱᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-t: eitthvat.

e-m: einhverjum.

e-s: einhvers.

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