Skrök-berendr

Old Norse Dictionary - skrök-berendr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skrök-berendr" (or skrǫk-berendr) in English.

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

skrök-berendr (skrǫk-berendr)
part. pl. tellers of fables, Ad. 2.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
part.
participle.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Ad.
Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)
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