Bakka-kólfr
Old Norse Dictionary - bakka-kólfr
Meaning of Old Norse word "bakka-kólfr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bakka-kólfr
- m., prob. a bird-bolt, thick arrow without a point, to be shot from a cross-bow, Fms. iii. 18.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛅᚴᚴᛅ-ᚴᚢᛚᚠᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- prob.
- probably.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)