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Raudskinna

Raudskinna is the alternative spelling of Rauðskinna.

Meaning of Rauðskinna

Proper noun

Rauðskinna or the Rauðskinna

  1. A legendary Icelandic grimoire about black magic, which is said to have been buried with its author: the bishop Gottskálk grimmi Nikulásson.
    • This concerns Bishop Gottskalk the Grim and his powerful book of magic, the Rauðskinna (The Red Book, lit. “redskin”).1967 December 1, Einar Haugen, Fire and Ice: Three Icelandic Plays, University of Wisconsin Press, →ISBN, page 20

Questions about Raudskinna

What is Raudskinna the alternative spelling of?
Raudskinna is the alternative spelling of Rauðskinna.

Words near Raudskinna in the dictionary

  1. Rauda
  2. Raudas
  3. Raudenbush
  4. Raudenbushes
  5. rauding
  6. Raudskinna
  7. Rauen
  8. rauening
  9. rauenings
  10. Rauens
  11. rauenthalite

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