skjótr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skeutaz (swift).

Pronunciation

  • (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈskjoːtr̩/

Adjective

skjótr

  1. fleet, quick, swift

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: skjótur
  • Faroese: skjótur

References

  • "skjótr", Geir T. Zoëga (1910), A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford at the Claredon Press, page 379