Víg-skörð
Old Norse Dictionary - víg-skörð
Meaning of Old Norse word "víg-skörð" (or víg-skǫrð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- víg-skörð (víg-skǫrð)
- n. pl. battlements, ramparts, Stj. 640, Sks. 416, 648, Fms. vi. 149.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, víg-skörð may be more accurately written as víg-skǫrð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚴ-ᛋᚴᚢᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)