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wound slightly (hefir þú skeint þik? hann svarar: ekki em ek skeindr); refl., skeinast, to get a scratch, a slight wound.
skeina, f. scratch, slight wound (kalla ek þetta skeinu ok ekki sár).
skeini-samt, a. n. exposed to being wounded (verðr honum þá -samt).
skeinu-hættr, -samr, a. likely (apt) to wound (sverðit verðr þeim -hætt).
skekill (pl. skeklar), m. shank of a hide; cf. 'eyjar-, land-skekill'.
skel (gen. -jar, pl. -jar), f. shell.
skel-eggliga, adv. briskly, vehemently;
-eggr, a. shell-edged, keen-edged; fig. brisk, vehement.
skelfa (-ða, -ðr), v. (1) to make to shake, brandish (s. sverð, lind, ask); (2) to make to tremble with fear, frighten; s. e-n af e-u, to deter; (3) refl., skelfast, to fear (s. e-t or við e-t).
skelfir, m. shaker, frightener.
skel-fiskr, m. shell-fish.
skelfr, a. trembling, shaky.
skelgja (-ða), v. to make squint.
skelkja (-ta, -t), v. to mock (þeir skelktu at líkneskinu).
skelkr, m. fright, fear; e-m, skýtr skelk í bringu, one is seized with fear (vænti ek, at yðr skjóti skelk í bringu).
skella (-da, -dr), v. (1) to make to slam, clash, with dat.; s. aptr hurðu, to slam the door; s. lófum saman, to clap the hands; s. hrömmum yfir, to clutch; s. e-u niðr, to throw down with a clash; (2) to strike, smite; þær skelldu skip mitt, they shattered my ship; s. af honum höndina, to cut off his hand; s. fót undan, to smite off the foot; (3) s. á e-n, to scold one; (4) s. upp ok hlæja, to burst out laughing (Grímr skelldi upp ok hló).
skella, f. rattle (for scaring horses).
skelli-hlátr, m. roaring laughter;
-hurð, f. a certain door (that slams of itself) in a farm-house.
skellr (pl. -ir), m. (1) clash, splash; (2) slap, blow (sá hlaut skellinn, er skyldi).
skelmi-ligr, a. devilish.
skelmir, m. rogue, devil.
skelmis-drep, n. plague, murrain.
skelmi-skapr, m. devilry.
skelpa, f. wry face (gera skelpur).
ske-maðr, m. = skímaðr.
skemd, f. (1) injury (þola skemdir af e-m); (2) shame, disgrace.
skemdar-auki, m. shame, disgrace;
-fullr, a. disgraceful;
-lauss, a. without disgrace;
-maðr, m. villain;
-orð, n. villainous word;
-verk, n. villainous deed;
-víg, n. villainous slaughter.
skemill, m. foot-stool.
skemma (-da, -dr), v. (1) to put to shame; (2) to shorten, make shorter; dagr, nótt skemmist, the day, night shortens; (3) to damage, spoil (s. vápn manna); vera skemmdr, to be hurt; storehouse.
skemma, f. a small detached building, lady's bower.
skemmi-liga, adv. shamefully,
-ligr, a. shameful.
skemmr, adv. compar., skemst, superl. shorter, shortest; of time (hann lifði skemst þeirra brœðra); lengr eða skemmr, for a longer or shorter time, for a long or short while (hirði ek aldri hvárt þú verr þik lengr eða skemmr); kvaðst þökk kunna, at hann væri þar lengr en skemmr, the longer the better.
skemmu-búr, n. lady's bower;
-dyrr, f. pl. doorway of a 'skemma';
-gluggr, m. window of a 'skemma';
-hurð, f. door of a 'skemma';
-mær, f. lady's maid;
-seta, f. sitting in a 'skemma';
-veggr, m. side-wall of a 'skemma';
-vist, f. staying in a 'skemma'.
skemta (-ta, -t, rarely að), v. to amuse, entertain, with dat.; s. sér, to amuse oneself (vér erum kátir ok skemtum oss); skemtu þeir honum frá ferðum sínum, they entertained him by telling of their journeys; esp. to entertain at meetings or festivals (with story-telling or songs); frá þvi er nökkut sagt, hverju skemt var, what the entertainment was; fekk þetta kvæði góðan róm, þótti ok vel skemt, and it was thought to be a good entertainment.
skemtan, f. entertainment, amusement, pastime (hvat er s. einherjanna þá er þeir drekka eigi?); hafa s. af e-u, to amuse oneself with a thing.

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