Smjör-skip
Old Norse Dictionary - smjör-skip
Meaning of Old Norse word "smjör-skip" (or smjǫr-skip)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- smjör-skip (smjǫr-skip)
- n. a butter-ship, a ship laden with butter, Ann. 1394.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, smjör-skip may be more accurately written as smjǫr-skip.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛘᛁᚢᚱ-ᛋᚴᛁᛒ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ann.
- Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)