Smjör-askja
Old Norse Dictionary - smjör-askjaMeaning 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.