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Skot-hendr

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2 definitions

1 skot-hendr

adj. composed in the metre s., Edda (Ht.) 52.

2 skot-hendr

2. in mod. usage a bad rhyme; skáldskapr þinn er skothent klúðr | skakk-settum höfuð-stöfum með, Jón Þorl.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

skot-hendr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
l.
Linnæus.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Ht.
Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
Jón Þorl.
Jón Þorláksson.

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