Skipherra

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skipherra

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skipherra" in Norwegian.

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

skipherra
skipherra, m. = skipdróttinn; nht. schiffer;gengr hann fyrir skipherrann Fm. XI,4262; skipherrann lætr nú út bát þann,er í skipinu var Mar. 71417 jvf skip-bátr; fyrir þeirra lestr ok gleði lands-ins, greina þeir varla tímann, hversulangt orlof skipherrann hafði gefit Mar.105428; jvf Mar. 6459. Jvf. mht. schif-meister Mhd. Wb. II, 1, 122b19 fgg; Höf. Leb. II, 2945.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᛁᛕᚼᚽᚱᚱᛆ
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:

f.
Feminin.
m.
Masculin.

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