Sjálf-skot
Old Norse Dictionary - sjálf-skot
Meaning of Old Norse word "sjálf-skot"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sjálf-skot
- n. a trap or bow going off of itself; ef maðr leggr s. at birni, þá skal hann lýsa at héraðs-kirkju eðr á þingi hvar liggr, Gþl. 446.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᛅᛚᚠ-ᛋᚴᚢᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)