Rauðum-skjaldi

Meaning of Old Norse word "rauðum-skjaldi"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

rauðum-skjaldi

a, m. red-shield, a nickname, Thorsen.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛅᚢᚦᚢᛘ-ᛋᚴᛁᛅᛚᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements