Smjör-valr

Old Norse Dictionary - smjör-valr

Meaning 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.
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