Bar-skeptr

Old Norse Dictionary - bar-skeptr

Meaning of Old Norse word "bar-skeptr" in English.

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

bar-skeptr
adj. high-shafted, of an axe; breiðöx b., Bs. i. 658.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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