Skipdróttin

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skipdróttin

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skipdróttin" in Norwegian.

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

skipdróttin: skipdróttin, m. Person som har Befalingen ombord paa et Fartøi (jvf skipherra,skipstjórnarmaðr, stýrimaðr); ef gest-feðri verðr dauðr á skipi manns, ok áhann eigi meira en 6 aura, þá hafi skip-dróttinn allt Frost. 9, 55. 6; skipdróttinnvar grimmr ok heiðinn Heilag. II, 1974.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᛁᛕᚦᚱᚮᛏᛏᛁᚿ
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.