Skjöldóttr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skjöldóttr" (or skjǫldóttr)

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

skjöldóttr (skjǫldóttr)

adj. dappled, skewball, of cattle; rauð-s.

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

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