Skjaldar-sporðr
Old Norse Dictionary - skjaldar-sporðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "skjaldar-sporðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skjaldar-sporðr
- m. the ‘shield-tail,’ the lower part of an oblong shield, Ld. 78, Glúm. 333, Fas. i. 515.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᛅᛚᛏᛅᚱ-ᛋᛒᚢᚱᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Glúm.
- Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)