Skíri-faðir

Old Norse Dictionary - skíri-faðir

Meaning of Old Norse word "skíri-faðir" in English.

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

skíri-faðir
m. a ‘baptism-father,’ one who has baptized one, Sturl. i. 75.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᚱᛁ-ᚠᛅᚦᛁᚱ
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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