Sextán-sessa

Old Norse Dictionary - sextán-sessa

Meaning of Old Norse word "sextán-sessa"

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

sextán-sessa
u, f. a ship with sixteen seats (oars), Fms. x. 350, 357.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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