Skírnir
Old Norse Dictionary - skírnir
Meaning of Old Norse word "skírnir"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skírnir
- m. the Bright, the name of the messenger of Frey, the god of light, Edda. Skírnis-för (in mod. Edd. called Skírnis-mál), Sæm.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᚱᚾᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Sæm.
- Sæmundar Edda. (A, C. I.)