Skíring

Old Norse Dictionary - skíring

Meaning of Old Norse word "skíring" in English.

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

skíring Old Norse word can mean:

skíring
f. a clearing; skíringar-vitni, a compurgatory witness, N. G. L. i. 207.
skíring
2. a christening = skírn, N. G. L. i. 375, 392.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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