Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Skaut-konungr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 skaut-konungr

m. ‘sheet-king,’ the nickname of the Swedish king Olave who was an orphan child and was carried about by the Swedes, as the tale is told in Fas. i. 511, cp. Ó. H. ch. 15; but may not the name be derived from his having been an adopted son of the old king? See the references s. v. skaut (3).

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Runic Inscription

skaut-konungr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
ch.: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
m.: masculine.
p.: page.
s. v.: sub verbo.
Swed: Swedish.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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