Skjala-vörðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skjala-vörðr" (or skjala-vǫrðr)

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

skjala-vörðr (skjala-vǫrðr)

m. a keeper of archives; leyndar-skjal, a secret deed.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, skjala-vörðr may be more accurately written as skjala-vǫrðr.

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