Skötu-móðir

Old Norse Dictionary - skötu-móðir

Meaning of Old Norse word "skötu-móðir" (or skǫtu-móðir) in English.

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

skötu-móðir (skǫtu-móðir)
f. ‘skate’s-motber,’ a fabulous monster, Ísl. Þjóðs.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, skötu-móðir may be more accurately written as skǫtu-móðir.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Ísl. Þjóðs.
Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.
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