Skam-stöfun
Old Norse Dictionary - skam-stöfunMeaning of Old Norse word "skam-stöfun" (or skam-stǫfun) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skam-stöfun (skam-stǫfun)
- f. abbreviation.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, skam-stöfun may be more accurately written as skam-stǫfun.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛅᛘ-ᛋᛏᚢᚠᚢᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.