Al-skjaldaðr
Old Norse Dictionary - al-skjaldaðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "al-skjaldaðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word al-skjaldaðr can mean:al-skjaldaðr
- al-skjaldaðr
- adj. part. lined, covered with shields:
- al-skjaldaðr
- α. of ships lined with shields along the bulwarks from stem to stern, as a ship of war, Landn. 156, Sturl. iii. 61.
- al-skjaldaðr
- β. of troops in full armour, Sturl. ii. 47.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛚ-ᛋᚴᛁᛅᛚᛏᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- part.
- participle.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)