Smjör-skip

Old Norse Dictionary - smjör-skip

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

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

smjör-skip (smjǫr-skip): n. a butter-ship, a ship laden with butter, Ann. 1394.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)

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