Lindi-skjöldr
Old Norse Dictionary - lindi-skjöldr
Meaning of Old Norse word "lindi-skjöldr" (or lindi-skjǫldr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lindi-skjöldr (lindi-skjǫldr)
- m. a shield of lime-wood, Fas. viii. 413.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lindi-skjöldr may be more accurately written as lindi-skjǫldr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚾᛏᛁ-ᛋᚴᛁᚢᛚᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)