Skip-töturr

Old Norse Dictionary - skip-töturr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skip-töturr" (or skip-tǫturr) in English.

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

skip-töturr (skip-tǫturr)
m. a hulk, Sturl. iii. 71.

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

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᛒ-ᛏᚢᛏᚢᚱᚱ
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:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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