Skvaðra

Old Norse Dictionary - skvaðra

Meaning of Old Norse word "skvaðra"

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

skvaðra
u, f. a nickname, qs. skvaldra, cp. Swed. squallra = a jackdaw, Ann. for Nord. Oldk. 1846, p. 166.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.
qs.
quasi.
Swed.
Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.
Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
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