Skírnir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Skírnir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 Skírnir

m. the Bright, the name of the messenger of Frey, the god of light, Edda. Skírnis-för (in mod. Edd. called Skírnis-mál), Sæm.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚴᛁᚱᚾᛁᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Fr
French in etymologies.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Sæm.
Sæmundar Edda. (A, C. I.)
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