Skrif-knífr
Old Norse Dictionary - skrif-knífr
Meaning of Old Norse word "skrif-knífr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skrif-knífr
- m. a penknife (?), Mar. 1143.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚱᛁᚠ-ᚴᚾᛁᚠᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)