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Skugga-baldr

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1 skugga-baldr

m., in popular tales a mysterious animal, a hybrid between a cat and a fox, Ísl. Þjóðs. i. 612, 613.
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Runic Inscription

skugga-baldr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

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Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

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Ísl. Þjóðs.
Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.

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