Skrifari

Old Norse Dictionary - skrifari

Meaning of Old Norse word "skrifari"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word skrifari can mean:skrifari

skrifari
a, m. a painter, Bs. i. 132, Eluc. 675. 26.
skrifari
2. a writer, transcriber, Bs. i. 248, 420 (v. l.), 832; a secretary, as a title, ii.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚱᛁᚠᛅᚱᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
l.
line.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eluc.
Elucidarium. (F. II.)
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