Þrep-skjöldr

Old Norse Dictionary - þrep-skjöldr

Meaning of Old Norse word "þrep-skjöldr" (or þrep-skjǫldr) in English.

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

þrep-skjöldr (þrep-skjǫldr)
a false form for þreskölddr, q. v.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

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