Smjör-gildr
Old Norse Dictionary - smjör-gildr
Meaning of Old Norse word "smjör-gildr" (or smjǫr-gildr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- smjör-gildr (smjǫr-gildr)
- adj. payable in butter, D. N.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, smjör-gildr may be more accurately written as smjǫr-gildr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛘᛁᚢᚱ-ᚴᛁᛚᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)