Skut-festr

Old Norse Dictionary - skut-festr

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

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

skut-festr
f. a cable from the stern, stern-moorings; bera á land skutfestar, to take the stern-moorings ashore. Fms. vii. 260, viii. 216.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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