Definitions
Definitions
1 skjaldar-jötunn skjaldar-jǫtunn
m. ‘shield-giant,’ a war-engine, Sks. 430.
Orthography
Orthography
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Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
skjaldar-jötunn
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "skjaldar-jötunn" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).