Skip-sögn

Old Norse Dictionary - skip-sögn

Meaning of Old Norse word "skip-sögn" (or skip-sǫgn) in English.

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

skip-sögn (skip-sǫgn): f. a ship’s crew. Fms. vii. 43, ix. 319, x. 296, 390, Fær. 194, Hkr. ii. 226, passim.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

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