Há-skeptr
Old Norse Dictionary - há-skeptr
Meaning of Old Norse word "há-skeptr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- há-skeptr
- part. high-handled, of an axe, Eb. 186, Fbr. 14.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅ-ᛋᚴᛁᛒᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- part.
- participle.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)