Axl-byrðr

Old Norse Dictionary - axl-byrðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "axl-byrðr" in English.

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

axl-byrðr
f. a shoulder-load, Orkn. 346, Grett, 177 new Ed.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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