Skuggi

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

skuggi Old Icelandic word can mean:

skuggi

m.

skuggi

1) shadow; berr skugga á e-t, a shadow falls upon (þar bar skuggann á sæinn af fjöllunum); bar hvergi skugga á, there was no shadow anywhere;

skuggi

2) shade of a hat (undan skugga hattarins);

skuggi

3) shadow, spectre (henni sýndist þa kirkjan full af hræði- ligum skuggum);

skuggi

4) fig., ganga ór skugga um e-t, to show one’s mind as to a thing; hann bað Halldór ganga ór skugga, hvárt, he asked H. to say plainly, whether; hann sagði sér vera mikinn skugga á, hvat Magnús mundi ætlast fyrir, he said he felt much mis-giving as to what M. had in mind.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᚴᚴᛁ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary