Yrða

skotta

sagnorð
1. að, skofta, which form occurs in the verse , see skopta, [skopt]:—to dangle, wag to and fro (like hair or a tail); hann lét skotta við skip sín, ok lagði ekki til orrostu, ii. 310; þeir skotta nú við útan, i. 10, see skopta.2. u, [skott], the popular name for a female ghost, since, as she roams about, her head-gear streams behind her like a fox’s tail, Maurer’s Volks.; Hvítárvalla-s., Leirár-s.: Skotti, a, a nickname, a ghost (?), also used of a horse whose body and tail are of different colours.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
  • qs.quasi.
  • f.kvenkyn (e. feminine)
  • Icel.Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
  • m.karlkyn (e. masculine)
  • prop.proper, properly.
  • Fbr.Fóstbræðra saga. (D. II.)
  • Fms.Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
  • Fas.Fornaldar sögur. (C. II.)