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skœða (-dda, -ddr), v.; skœðir hann sik, he puts on his shoes.
skœði, n. pl. a piece of skin cut square for making a pair of shoes (var þá skorin yxnis-húðin til skœða).
skœð-leikr, m. scathefulness.
skœðr, a. scatheful, noxious (skœðar tungur); skœðir vargar, wild beasts.
skœkja, f. harlot, = púta.
skœkju-sonr, m. whore-son.
skœra, f., see 'skæra'.
skœting, f. scoff, taunt (svara e-m skœtingu or af skœtingu).
sköfnungr (-s, -ar), m. the shin, shin-bone (skeinast á sköfnungunum).
sköfnungs-øx, f. a kind of axe.
sköfu-leikr, m. a kind of game.
skökull (pl. sköklar), m. car-pole.
sköll, f. loud, scornful laughter, mockery (gøra mikla s. at e-m).
sköllóttr, a. bald, bald-headed.
skömm (gen. skammar, pl. skammir), f. shame; lifa við s., to live in shame; er þat s. at sitja hjá, it is a shame to sit idly by; fœra s. at e-m, gøra e-m s., to bring dishonour on one; bíða skömm, to suffer disgrace; veiða at s., to be put to shame.
sköp, n. pl. (1) what is fated, one's fate, doom (eigi má við sköpunum sporna); ef at sköpum ferr, if it goes according to the natural course of things; (2) curse (þá er konunga-börn urðu fyrir stjúpmœðra sköpum); (3) with the article, sköpin, the genitals.
skör (gen. skarar, pl. skarar), f. (1) rim, edge; allt út at skörinni, to the rim of the ice; fig., skríða til skarar, to slide to the very edge, come to a crisis (skal nú til skarar skríða með okkr Knúti bróður mínum); tjaldskör, edge of a tent; spretta skörum, to lift the edges of the tent; (2) the joints in a ship's planking (skipit hafði bilat at skörunum, þá er fram var sett); (3) step (þeir skyldu sitja í hásæti skör hærra en jarlar, en skör lægra en sjálfr hann); (4) hair; s. nam at dýja, he tossed his locks; s. var fyrir enni, the hair was cut across the forehead; rautt mun sjá í skörina, there will be bloody locks; (5) = skari (better 'skor').
skörðóttr, a. notched, serrated.
skörug-lyndi, n. noble character;
-lyndr, a. noble, frank-minded;
-samr, a. stately (-söm hýbýli).
sköru-leikr, m. = skörungskapr;
-liga, adv. notably, bravely, manfully (hefna e-s -liga);
-ligr, a. (1) bold, manly, imposing in appearance (manna -ligastr at sjá); (2) magnificent, fine (-lig veizla, rœða); með -ligum flutningi, with manly pleading.
skörung-lyndr, a. = sköruglyndr.
skörungr, m. (1) foreman, leader (nema hann gerðist s. fyrir þessu máli); (2) a prominent or outstanding person, a notable man or woman (var Þorkell vitr maðr ok s. mikill).
skörung-skapr, m. nobleness, manliness (með miklum ríkdóm ok -skap).
slafast (að), v. refl. to slacken.
slag, n. (1) blow, stroke (s. undir kinnnina); eigast slög við, to come to blows; (2) fig. blow, defeat; veita, gefa e-m s., to defeat; (3) skirmish, opp. to a pitched battle (jarl átti tvær fólk-orrustur, en mörg slög ok manndráp); (4) nick of time (í þessu slagi koma þeir af sér akkerinu).
slaga (að), v. to tack, cruise.
slag-á, f. a ewe to be slaughtered;
-álar, f. pl. saddle-straps;
-brandr, m. (1) bolt, bar; (2) war-engine.
slagna (að), v. to flow over, be spilt (féll ofan ketillinn ok slagnaði á sveininn ór katlinum).
slag-net, n. a fowler's net.
slagningr, m. a kind of cloak.
slagr (pl. -ir), m. (1) blow, stroke, = slag; (2) tune, air, played on a stringed instrument (konungr spurði, hvárt hann kynni eigi fleiri slagi).
slakna (að), v. to slacken, get slack.
slangi, m. serpent, = ormr.
slaxa (að), v. to make a bubbling noise (slaxaði í sárinu).
slá (slæ; sló, slógum; sleginn; pret. also sleri), v. (1) to smite, strike (s. e-n högg, kinnhest); (2) s. hörpu, fiðlu, to strike the harp, fiddle; s. slag, to strike up a tune; s. leik, to strike up, begin, a game; s. vef, to strike the web, to weave; (3) to hammer, forge (s. gull, silfr, sverð); s. e-t e-u, to

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