Skillingr

Old Norse Dictionary - skillingr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skillingr" in English.

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

skillingr: m. [Goth. skilliggs; A. S. scilling; Engl. shilling; Dan. skilling], a shilling, Þkv. 32, Eg. 278, 280: as a rendering of the Hebr. shekel, Stj. 363. 396, 461, 534, Mar. 1202; gull-S., Ó. H. 22.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

Goth.: Gothic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Þkv.: Þryms-kviða. (A. I.)

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