Skut-festr
Old Norse Dictionary - skut-festr
Meaning of Old Norse word "skut-festr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skut-festr
- f. a cable from the stern, stern-moorings; bera á land skutfestar, to take the stern-moorings ashore. Fms. vii. 260, viii. 216.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᛏ-ᚠᛁᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)