Skor-bíldr
Old Norse Dictionary - skor-bíldr
Meaning of Old Norse word "skor-bíldr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skor-bíldr
- m. a score-axe, Km. (for skeribíldr); in the phrase, skor-bíldar ganga í e-u, the axe has been shaving off much, i. e. we have had great losses, Ld. 60.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᚱ-ᛒᛁᛚᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- i. e.
- id est.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Km.
- Kráku-mál. (A. III.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)