Skraf-finnr

Old Norse Dictionary - skraf-finnr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skraf-finnr" in English.

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

skraf-finnr
m. a chatterbox, Bárð. 41 new Ed., and so in mod. usage; perh. better skrá-finnr, a book-worm.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
perh.
perhaps.

Works & Authors cited:

Bárð.
Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
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