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.)