Smjör-laupr
Old Norse Dictionary - smjör-laupr
Meaning of Old Norse word "smjör-laupr" (or smjǫr-laupr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- smjör-laupr (smjǫr-laupr)
- m. a butter-chest, Fms. ii. 164.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, smjör-laupr may be more accurately written as smjǫr-laupr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛘᛁᚢᚱ-ᛚᛅᚢᛒᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)