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.)