Skot-eldr
Old Norse Dictionary - skot-eldr
Meaning of Old Norse word "skot-eldr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skot-eldr
- m. a shooting of fire, of Greek fire, Fms. vii. 97, Fb. ii. 299, Þiðr. 179, Fas. iii. 90: mod. bombardment.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᛏ-ᛁᛚᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)