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Kilpr

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1 kilpr

m. a handle of a vessel (= hadda); mösurbolli ok yfir gylltr kilpr, Fagrsk. 115; ok yfir kilpr gyldr af silfri, Mork. 19: in mod. usage kilpr is a loop of whalebone fastening the handle to the bucket.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

kilpr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "kilpr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors

Fagrsk.
Fagrskinna. (K. I.)
Mork.
Morkinskinna. (E. I.)

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