Vafinskeptr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vafinskeptr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vafinskeptr" in Norwegian.

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

vafinskeptr: vafinskeptr, adj. saadan at Skaftet, forat det ikke skal glide i Haanden, somholder det, har en spiralforming Omvik-ling af en Læder- eller Jernrem; hafðií hendi öxi mikla, er hann átti, vafin-skeptu Nj. 11 (194).

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛆᚠᛁᚿᛋᚴᚽᛕᛏᚱ
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:

adj.: Adjectiv.