Skot

Old Icelandic Dictionary - skot

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "skot" in English.

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

skot Old Icelandic word can mean:

skot
n.
skot
1) shooting, shot (þóttist Þ. eigi hafa skotit betra ~);
skot
2) the thing shot missile, = skeyti (ef fleiri ~ eru í hvalnum);
skot
3) appeal; er til hans miklu minna ~ en margir láta yfir, there is less appeal to (less worth in) him than folks say;
skot
4) a narrow dark passage, running along the wall of the ancient hall (gekk hann inn ok í ~, er var um eldahúsit).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᛏ

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

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