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.)
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