Skíð-garðr

Old Norse Dictionary - skíð-garðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skíð-garðr"

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

skíð-garðr
m. wooden palings, a wooden fence, Eg. 80, 232, Ó. H. 135, Fb. i. 545, Fms. ix. 521; skíðgarðs-hlið, iii. 67: a yard, 656 C. 4.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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