Skipari

Old Norse Dictionary - skipari

Meaning of Old Norse word "skipari"

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

skipari
a, m. [Dan. and Engl. skipper], a mariner, Eg. 373, Fms. ix. 319, Jb. 382, Hkr. ii. 83; skipara-stefna, Fms. iv. 298.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
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