Varg-skinn

Old Norse Dictionary - varg-skinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "varg-skinn" in English.

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

varg-skinn
n. a wolf-skin; in vargskinns-ólpa, -stakkr, a cloak of wolf-skin, Fms. x. 201, O. H. L. 69.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
O. H. L.
Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)
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