Skírnir

Old Norse Dictionary - skírnir

Meaning of Old Norse word "skírnir" in English.

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

skírnir: m. the Bright, the name of the messenger of Frey, the god of light, Edda. Skírnis-för (in mod. Edd. called Skírnis-mál), Sæm.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Sæm.: Sæmundar Edda. (A, C. I.)

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