Þjóð-skjöldungr
Old Norse Dictionary - þjóð-skjöldungrMeaning of Old Norse word "þjóð-skjöldungr" (or þjóð-skjǫldungr) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þjóð-skjöldungr (þjóð-skjǫldungr)
- m. = þjóðkonungr, Ó. H. (in a verse).
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, þjóð-skjöldungr may be more accurately written as þjóð-skjǫldungr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᛁᚢᚦ-ᛋᚴᛁᚢᛚᛏᚢᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)