Skip-stafn
Old Norse Dictionary - skip-stafn
Meaning of Old Norse word "skip-stafn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skip-stafn
- m. a ship’s stern, Fms. vi. 402, viii. 217.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᛒ-ᛋᛏᛅᚠᚾ
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.)