Skíri-faðir
Old Norse Dictionary - skíri-faðir
Meaning of Old Norse word "skíri-faðir"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skíri-faðir
- m. a ‘baptism-father,’ one who has baptized one, Sturl. i. 75.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᚱᛁ-ᚠᛅᚦᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)