Skáld-mær

Old Norse Dictionary - skáld-mær

Meaning of Old Norse word "skáld-mær" in English.

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

skáld-mær
adj. a ‘skald-maid,’ poetess, a nickname of the poetess Jórunn, Fms. i. 13; the name of her poem Sendi-bít looks as if it had been of a ‘biting’ libellous kind.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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