Skut-byggi

Old Norse Dictionary - skut-byggi

Meaning of Old Norse word "skut-byggi" in English.

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

skut-byggi
(-byggvi), a, m. the ‘stern-mates.’ the sailors set in the stern of a ship, Fms. vi. 143, viii. 224.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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