Smjör-valr
Old Norse Dictionary - smjör-valrMeaning of Old Norse word "smjör-valr" (or smjǫr-valr) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- smjör-valr (smjǫr-valr)
- or smjör-valsigill, m. the name of a little sheep-bone, Ísl. Þjóðs. ii. 554.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, smjör-valr may be more accurately written as smjǫr-valr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛘᛁᚢᚱ-ᚢᛅᛚᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ísl. Þjóðs.
- Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.