Smjör-askja

Old Norse Dictionary - smjör-askja

Meaning of Old Norse word "smjör-askja" (or smjǫr-askja) in English.

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

smjör-askja (smjǫr-askja)
u, f. [Dan. smøræske], a butter-bowl.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.

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