Kol-skör

Old Norse Dictionary - kol-skör

Meaning of Old Norse word "kol-skör" (or kol-skǫr) in English.

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

kol-skör (kol-skǫr)
f. a poker, see Ísl. Þjóðs. ii. 459 (in a verse).

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Ísl. Þjóðs.
Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.
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