Skríða
Old Icelandic Dictionary - skríðaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "skríða" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
skríða Old Icelandic word can mean:
- skríða
- (skríð; skreið, skríðum; skriðinn), v.
- skríða
- 1) to creep, crawl, of reptiles; hann brást í orms líki ok skreið í nafars-raufina, he transformed himself to a serpent and crept into the auger-hole; of persons (hann skreið upp í fjöruna); s. undir skegg e-m, to creep under another’s beard, to humble oneself; saman níðingar ~, ‘birds of a feather flock together’;
- skríða
- 2) of a ship, to glide, sail (þú skynjar eigi, hvárt skipit skríðr undir þér eða eigi);
- skríða
- 3) to slide on snow-shoes (skreið Arnljótr sem hann fœri lauss);
- skríða
- 4) fig. s. til skarar (see skör 1).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚱᛁᚦᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- e-m
- einhverjum.