Sköflungr

Old Norse Dictionary - sköflungr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sköflungr" (or skǫflungr)

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

sköflungr (skǫflungr)
m. (mod. sköfnungr), the skin; framan á knjánum ok sköflungunum, Sturl. iii. 192.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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