Lið-skylft

Old Norse Dictionary - lið-skylft

Meaning of Old Norse word "lið-skylft" in English.

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

lið-skylft: n. adj. requiring many people; vér höfum skip mikit ok liðskylft, requiring a numerous crew, Ó. H. 134; cp. fé-skylft.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

cp.: compare.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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