Skugga-baldr
Old Norse Dictionary - skugga-baldr
Meaning of Old Norse word "skugga-baldr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skugga-baldr
- m., in popular tales a mysterious animal, a hybrid between a cat and a fox, Ísl. Þjóðs. i. 612, 613.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᚴᚴᛅ-ᛒᛅᛚᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ísl. Þjóðs.
- Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.