Sjófarskafl

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sjófarskafl

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sjófarskafl" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

sjófarskafl: sjófarskafl, m. høi og brat Bølge som bry- der; óx þá enn á nýju veðrit, svá atþeim þótti líkara, er á skipinu vóru,stórgnípum ok fjöllum en bárum, sjó-farskaflar þeir, sem brökuðu öllu meginat skipinu Fld. II, 7628.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛁᚮᚠᛆᚱᛋᚴᛆᚠᛚ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

m.: Masculin.