Lindi-skjöldr

Old Norse Dictionary - lindi-skjöldr

Meaning of Old Norse word "lindi-skjöldr" (or lindi-skjǫldr) in English.

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

lindi-skjöldr (lindi-skjǫldr)
m. a shield of lime-wood, Fas. viii. 413.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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