Farar-skjótr
Old Norse Dictionary - farar-skjótr
Meaning of Old Norse word "farar-skjótr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- farar-skjótr
- m. (-skjóti, a, m.), a means of travelling, esp. a horse (or ass), Stj. 610, Fas. i. 126, Fms. iv. 38; hest, hinn bezta fararskjóta, Sturl. ii. 145 C.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛅᚱᛅᚱ-ᛋᚴᛁᚢᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)