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SKAUF

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n. [A. S. sceâf; Engl. sheaf; O. H. G. scoub], prop. a sheaf of corn; it exists in Dan. local names, e. g. Skevinge; this sense is, however, obsolete, and the word is used,
2. metaph. a sheaf-like tail, a foxs brush; refinum er nú dregr skaufit með landinu, Fagrsk. 47.