Skák-maðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skák-maðr"

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

skák-maðr

m. a chess-man, Skíða R. 164: a chess-player.

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