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Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic


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skála-búi, m. dweller in a 'skáli';
-búnađr, m. hangings of a 'skáli';
-dyrr, f. pl. the doorway of a 'skali';
-endi, m. end of a 'skali';
-gluggr, m. window of a 'skali';
-gólf, n. floor of a 'skali';
-hurđ, f. door of a 'skáli'.
skála-merki, n. the constellation Libra (gengr sól fyr -merki).
skála-smíđ, f. the building a 'skáli';
-topt, f. the site of a (former) 'skáli';
-veggr, m. side-wall of a 'skáli';
-viđr, m. timber for a 'skáli'.
skáld, n. scald, poet;
-fífl, n. poetaster;
-kona, f. poetess;
-ligr, a. poetical;
-mađr, m. poet;
-mćr, f. poetess;
-pípa, f. a kind of flute.
skáldskapar-háttr, m. poetical metre;
-mál, n. pl. poetical diction.
skáld-skapr, m. (1) 'scaldship', poetry; (2) libel in verse.
skál-hús, n. privy.
skáli, m. (1) hut, shed (put up for temporary use); (2) hall, room (cf. 'drykkju-, elda-, for-, kvenna-skáli'), esp. sleeping-hall.
skálk-heiđr, m. fraud, mockery.
skálkr (-a, -ar), m. (1) servant; (2) rogue (ljúga sem skálkr).
skálm (pl. -ir), f. (1) prong (tók hann birkirapt ok reiddi um öxl, svá at hann hélt um skálmirnar); (2) beanpod (bauna-skálmir); (3) short sword.
skálmar-oddr, m. point of a sword.
skálmast (ađ), v. refl. to stride.
skálm-öld, f. age of swords.
skálpr (-s, -ar), m. scabbard, sheath.
skán, f. a thin membrane, film.
skári, a. compar., skástr, superl., better, best; ţat mun ţér ráđ skást, it will be most advisable for thee.
skári, m. young sea-mew.
skeđja (skeđ, skadda, skaddr), v. to do scathe to, hurt, damage, with dat. (s. lífi e-s); ek skadda klćđum hans, I spoiled his clothes; axi var skatt, one ear of corn was damaged; with acc., ţćr ţora ekki mýss s., they dare not do harm to mice.
skefinn, a. skilled in arms (?).
skegg, n. beard (honum. óx eigi s.).
skegg-barn, n. bearded child (a name given to a man by a giant);
-broddar, m. pl. bristles of the beard;
-hvítr, a. white-bearded.
skeggi (pl. skeggjar), m. man, in compds., eyjar-skeggjar, islanders.
skeggja, f. a kind of halberd (poet.).
skeggjađr, pp. bearded.
skegg-lauss, a. beardless;
-mađr, m. bearded man;
-öld, f. age of axes (skeggöld, skálmöld); cf. 'skeggja'.
-síđr, a. long-bearded;
-stađr, m. the bearded part of the face;
-řx, f. = skeggja.
skeiđ (pl. -ir), f. (1) war-ship, galley (snekkjur ok skeiđir); (2) a weaver's reed, sley; (3) pl. sheath (tók hann kníf sinn ór skeiđum).
skeiđ, n. (1) race, run; renna s. viđ e-n, to run a race with one; ríđa á s., to ride at full speed; hlaupa á s., to set off running (hann kastar niđr verkfœrum ok hleypr á s. heirn til bœjar); gera (or renna) s. at e-u, to make a run at a thing; skapa (or skopa) s., to take a run; taka e-t á skeiđi, to catch it on the move (G. tók knöttinn á skeiđi); (2) race-course (var ţar gott s. at renna eptir sléttum. velli); (3) a piece of way; skammt, langt s., a short, long way; (4) space of time (ţat var eitt s., at); nökkut s., for some time (Njáll ţagnađi nökkut s.); um s., for a while; annat s., after a while, every now and then (hann hafđi niđri ađra höndina at jörđu ok bregđr henni annat s. at nösum); vera á œsku skeiđi, á léttasta skeiđi aldrs, to be in the prime of life; vera af œsku skeiđi, to be no longer a young man.
skeiđa (), v. to sheath (s. sverđ).
skeiđar-kylfa, f., -kylfi, n. some part of a war-galley (skeiđ).
skeiđ-gata, f. good way (to ride on);
-reitt, a. n. good course for riding (höfđu ţeir Kolbeinn skeiđreitt eptir stígnum).
skeiđs-endi, m. end of a course, goal (hann snýst aptr at -enda).
skeifa, f. horseshoe.
skeif-liga, adv. awkwardly.
skeifr, a. oblique, awry; koma skeift viđ, to go crookedly.
skeika (), v. to go askew, swerve, go wrong (par skeikađi mjök stjórnin); (láta) skeika at sköpuđu, to (let things) go according to fate.
skeina (-da, -dr), v. to scratch,



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