skæiði

Old Norse

Noun

skæiði f sg

  1. indefinite dative singular of skæið
    980–1015, Östergötland Runic Inscription 68 (Ög68):
    ᛋᚢᛁᚾᛅ × ᚴᛅᚱᚦᛁ × ᛒᚱᚢ × ᚦᚽᛋᛁ × ᚽᚠᛏᛁᛦ × ᚬᚢᛁᚾᛏ × ᛒᚱᚢᚦᚢᚱ × ᛋᛁᚾ × ᚼᛆᚾ × ᚢᛆᛋ × ᚢᚽᛋᛏᚽᛦ × ᛏᛅᚢᚦᚽᛦ × ᛁ × ᚢᚽᚱᚽᚴᛋ × (ᚴ)ᛅᛁ-ᛁ
    Svæina gærði bro þessi æftiʀ Øyvind, broður sinn. Hann vas vestr dauðr i Værings (s)kæi[ð]i.
    Sveina made this bridge in memory of Eyvindr, his brother. He died in the west on Væringr's ship.