Smjör-askja

Meaning of Old Norse word "smjör-askja" (or smjǫr-askja)

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

smjör-askja (smjǫr-askja)

u, f. [Dan. smøræske], a butter-bowl.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, smjör-askja may be more accurately written as smjǫr-askja.

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