Horn-skafa

Old Norse Dictionary - horn-skafa

Meaning of Old Norse word "horn-skafa" in English.

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

horn-skafa
u, f. a scraper made of horn, used in the game called sköfuleikr (q. v.), Ísl. ii. 71.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

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