Skálp-hæna
Old Norse Dictionary - skálp-hænaMeaning of Old Norse word "skálp-hæna" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skálp-hæna
- u, f. the name of a bird (?), a hen; the scaup-duck, anas marila, see Bewick.; a nickname, Landn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛅᛚᛒ-ᚼᛅᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)