Skirfl

Old Norse Dictionary - skirfl

Meaning of Old Norse word "skirfl"

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

skirfl
n., mod. skrifli, [Germ. scherbe], a hulk, an old dilapidated thing; skjaldar-s., Band.; skip-skrifli, bát-s., freq. in mod. usage.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Band.
Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
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