Skillingr
Old Norse Dictionary - skillingr
Meaning of Old Norse word "skillingr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skillingr
- m. [Goth. skilliggs; A. S. scilling; Engl. shilling; Dan. skilling], a shilling, Þkv. 32, Eg. 278, 280: as a rendering of the Hebr. shekel, Stj. 363. 396, 461, 534, Mar. 1202; gull-S., Ó. H. 22.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᛚᛚᛁᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Goth.
- Gothic.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Þkv.
- Þryms-kviða. (A. I.)