Skrið-ljós

Old Norse Dictionary - skrið-ljós

Meaning of Old Norse word "skrið-ljós" in English.

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

skrið-ljós
n. a ‘creeping light,’ lantern, Nj. 153, Ám. 6, Fms. iv. 168 (skrilljós), xi. 66, Bs. i. 635, Thom. 455.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Ám.
Auðunnar-máldagi. (J. I.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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