Kross-skjöldr
Old Norse Dictionary - kross-skjöldr
Meaning of Old Norse word "kross-skjöldr" (or kross-skjǫldr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kross-skjöldr (kross-skjǫldr)
- m. a shield with a cross on it, Rétt.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, kross-skjöldr may be more accurately written as kross-skjǫldr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᚢᛋᛋ-ᛋᚴᛁᚢᛚᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Rétt.
- Réttarbætr. (B. II.)