Skjaldarfetill

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skjaldarfetill

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skjaldarfetill" in Norwegian.

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

skjaldarfetill
skjaldarfetill, m. Rem hvorefter man havde Skjoldet hængende over den ene Axel (jvfhafa skjöld á hlið), naar man ikke brugtedet til sit Legems Beskyttelse mod fiendt- ligt Angreb (mht. sciltvezzel Mhd. Wb.III, 284b48 fgg; Höf. Leb. II, 721 fg. 826 fg);veitti hann Birni tilræði ok hjó tilhans með breiðöxi, ok kom í hjalminn,ok tók hyrnan skjaldarfetilinn Hitd.3622; hjalm góðan þarf hann á höfðiat hafa -, en góðan skjöld ok þykkvaná halsi, ok þó búinn með greligumskjaldarfetli Kgs. 883.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᛁᛆᛚᚦᛆᚱᚠᚽᛏᛁᛚᛚ
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.
fg.
følgende.
m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.

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