Old Norse edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From skár (open, good) +‎ viðr (tree wood, board), thus possibly meaning “Good Tree”.[1]

Proper noun edit

Skáfiðr m (genitive Skáfiðar)

  1. (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf

Inflection edit

References edit

  1. ^ Chester Nathan Gould, "Dwarf-Names: A Study in Old Icelandic Religion", in Publications of the Modern Language Association of America, Vol 44 (1929), issue #4