Skam-háls

Old Norse Dictionary - skam-háls

Meaning of Old Norse word "skam-háls"

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

skam-háls
m. short-neck, a nickname, Fms. ix. 14.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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