Axl-byrðr
Old Norse Dictionary - axl-byrðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "axl-byrðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- axl-byrðr
- f. a shoulder-load, Orkn. 346, Grett, 177 new Ed.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛋᛚ-ᛒᚢᚱᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)