Skyr-kyllir

Old Norse Dictionary - skyr-kyllir

Meaning of Old Norse word "skyr-kyllir"

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

skyr-kyllir
m. a ‘curd-bag;’ skyr í húðum ok bundit fyrir, þat kölluðu menn skyrkylla, Grett. 107 A.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
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