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.)