Skar

Meaning of Old Norse word "skar"

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

skar

n. the snuff of a candle or lamp; taka skarið af ljósinu, to take the snuff off; blakta á skari, to flicker.

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