Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Skip-viðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 skip-viðr

m. a ship’s timbers; nú bera menn skipviðu eða draga langviðu, N. G. L. i. 65: of a wreck, Grág. ii. 387; sumir fylgðu skipviðum ok komu allir lifandi til lands, 656 C. 22.

Similar Words

SÁ
SADDR
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SAFI
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Runic Inscription

skip-viðr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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