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.)
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