Skot-hendr

Old Norse Dictionary - skot-hendr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skot-hendr" in English.

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

skot-hendr Old Norse word can mean:

skot-hendr
adj. composed in the metre s., Edda (Ht.) 52.
skot-hendr
2. in mod. usage a bad rhyme; skáldskapr þinn er skothent klúðr | skakk-settum höfuð-stöfum með, Jón Þorl.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Ht.
Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
Jón Þorl.
Jón Þorláksson.
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