Skjaldborg

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skjaldborg

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skjaldborg" in Norwegian.

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

skjaldborg: skjaldborg, f. Skjoldborg, Række af sam- menstillede Skjolde; er Þórolfr kom framat skjaldborginni, leggr hann merkis-manninn í gegnum EG. 22 (4111); skipaskjaldborg OH. 20617; skipa mönnum ískjaldborg OH. 20619; ef þú ert staddrí orrostu á landi, - þá varðar þatmiklu, at eigi taki hliðask eða rof ágerask bundinni skjaldborg Kgs. 8530;skjóta skjaldborg um e-n Flat. I, 14016;bað G. menn taka skjölduna ok skjótaskjaldborg í þeim durum, er skálarmœttusk Sturl. II, 1646 jvf 8.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᛁᛆᛚᚦᛒᚮᚱᚵ
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.

G.: Genitiv.

lat.: latinsk.

s.: substantiv.

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