Fót-skör
Old Norse Dictionary - fót-skör
Meaning of Old Norse word "fót-skör" (or fót-skǫr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fót-skör (fót-skǫr)
- f. a foot-board, Bs. i. 220, Fms. ii. 132, Sturl. iii. 131, v. l.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, fót-skör may be more accurately written as fót-skǫr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᛏ-ᛋᚴᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)