Skjaldar-fetill

Old Norse Dictionary - skjaldar-fetill

Meaning of Old Norse word "skjaldar-fetill" in English.

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

skjaldar-fetill
m. the shield-strap (mid. H. G. scilt-vezzel, Gr. τελαμών), Bjarn. 36, Sks. 407.

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

Abbreviations used:

Gr.
Greek.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.
mid. H. G.
middle High German.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarn.
Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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