Skirfl

Old Norse Dictionary - skirfl

Meaning of Old Norse word "skirfl" in English.

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

skirfl: n., mod. skrifli, [Germ. scherbe], a hulk, an old dilapidated thing; skjaldar-s., Band.; skip-skrifli, bát-s., freq. in mod. usage.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Germ.: German.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)

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