Skildi-vöndr

Old Norse Dictionary - skildi-vöndr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skildi-vöndr" (or skildi-vǫndr) in English.

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

skildi-vöndr (skildi-vǫndr)
m. a reed-wand, Fb. i. 405 (in a verse).

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, skildi-vöndr may be more accurately written as skildi-vǫndr.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
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