Smjör-kengr
Old Norse Dictionary - smjör-kengrMeaning of Old Norse word "smjör-kengr" (or smjǫr-kengr) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- smjör-kengr (smjǫr-kengr)
- -kollr, -kringr, -magi, -reðr, m. nicknames, Landn. 211, Rd. 260, Fms. viii. 396, ix. 29, 40.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, smjör-kengr may be more accurately written as smjǫr-kengr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛘᛁᚢᚱ-ᚴᛁᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Rd.
- Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)