Skyggja

Old Icelandic Dictionary - skyggja

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "skyggja" in English.

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

skyggja Old Icelandic word can mean:

skyggja
(-ða, -ðr), v.
skyggja
1) to overshadow;
skyggja
2) with dat., s. e-u við e-u, to screen against (s. e-u við sólu);
skyggja
3) to polish, with acc. (s. sverð þau, er áðr eru forn).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᚴᚴᛁᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-u
einhverju.
dat.
dative.
acc.
accusative.

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