Skeggja

Old Norse Dictionary - skeggja

Meaning of Old Norse word "skeggja" in English.

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

skeggja
u, f. a kind of halberd, also called barða (q. v.), Edda (Gl.)

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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