Rauð-skeggr

Old Norse Dictionary - rauð-skeggr

Meaning of Old Norse word "rauð-skeggr" in English.

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

rauð-skeggr
m. Red-beard, Barbarossa, a nickname, Sturl., Landn.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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