Skip-herra

Old Norse Dictionary - skip-herra

Meaning of Old Norse word "skip-herra" in English.

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

skip-herra
m. a skipper, ship-master, captain, Fms. xi. 426, Sturl. iii. 6l.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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