Skot-hríð

Old Norse Dictionary - skot-hríð

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

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

skot-hríð
f. a shower of missiles, Fær. 73, Fms. viii. 289.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fær.
Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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