Rek-saumr
Old Norse Dictionary - rek-saumr
Meaning of Old Norse word "rek-saumr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- rek-saumr
- m. ‘drive-nails,’ large nails, such as are used in ships, Sks. 30, Fms. viii. 199, passim.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᚴ-ᛋᛅᚢᛘᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)