Skam-degi

Old Norse Dictionary - skam-degi

Meaning of Old Norse word "skam-degi"

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

skam-degi
n. the ‘short day,’ Midwinter-day, Lat. bruma, Landn. 140, Bs. i. 350, Fb. i. 539.

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

Abbreviations used:

Lat.
Latin.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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