Skip-pund
Old Norse Dictionary - skip-pund
Meaning of Old Norse word "skip-pund"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skip-pund
- n. [Dan. skib-pund], a weight; fjórar vættir ok tuttugu skulu göra s., Gþl. 523; tíu s. í lest, tólf lestir í áhöfn, 732. 16; but, tólf s. í lest, Bs. i. 545; hann kvað á at ekki s. skyldi vera dýrra en hundrað vaðmála, Fms. vi. 266; sex s. af gulli, six talents of gold, vii. 96.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᛒ-ᛒᚢᚾᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)