Skenkjari

Old Norse Dictionary - skenkjari

Meaning of Old Norse word "skenkjari" in English.

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

skenkjari
a, m. a cup-bearer, Stj. 200, 571, N. G. l. ii. 413, 415, 447, Sturl. iii. 182.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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