Skjaldar-sporðr

Old Norse Dictionary - skjaldar-sporðr

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

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

skjaldar-sporðr
m. the ‘shield-tail,’ the lower part of an oblong shield, Ld. 78, Glúm. 333, Fas. i. 515.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Glúm.
Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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