Skjald-rim

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Skjald-rim

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 skjald-rim

f. the ‘shield-rim,’ i. e. the line of shields along the gunwale of a ship (skip skarat skjöldum), Orkn. 104 (in a verse), Fms, vi. (in a verse), xi. 140 (read. skjaldrimna).

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚴᛁᛅᛚᛏ-ᚱᛁᛘ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
i. e.
id est.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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