Skálp-hæna

Old Norse Dictionary - skálp-hæna

Meaning of Old Norse word "skálp-hæna"

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

skálp-hæna
u, f. the name of a bird (?), a hen; the scaup-duck, anas marila, see Bewick.; a nickname, Landn.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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