Ættar-skjöldr

Old Norse Dictionary - ættar-skjöldr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ættar-skjöldr" (or ættar-skjǫldr) in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

ættar-skjöldr (ættar-skjǫldr)
m. the shield, prop of a family, Stor.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ættar-skjöldr may be more accurately written as ættar-skjǫldr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛏᛏᛅᚱ-ᛋᚴᛁᚢᛚᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Stor.
Sona-torrek. (A. III.)
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