Rek-saumr

Old Norse Dictionary - rek-saumr

Meaning of Old Norse word "rek-saumr" in English.

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

rek-saumr
m. ‘drive-nails,’ large nails, such as are used in ships, Sks. 30, Fms. viii. 199, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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