Há-skeptr

Old Norse Dictionary - há-skeptr

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

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

há-skeptr
part. high-handled, of an axe, Eb. 186, Fbr. 14.

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

Abbreviations used:

part.
participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
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